stope (st p)n. An excavation in the form of steps made by the mining of ore from steeply inclined or vertical veins. tr.v. stoped, stop·ing, stopes To remove (ore) from or mine by means of a stope. [Perhaps from Low German, step, from Middle Low German st pe.]stop  er n. |
stope [stəʊp]
n
(Mining & Quarrying) a steplike excavation made in a mine to extract ore
vb
(Mining & Quarrying) to mine (ore, etc.) by cutting stopes
[probably from Low German stope; see stoop2]
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