upcast (redirected from upcast shaft)

up·cast  (pkst)

adj.

Directed or thrown upward: upcast volcanic ash.

n.

1. Something cast upward.

2. A ventilating shaft, as in a mine.

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upcast [ˈʌpˌkɑːst]

n

1. material cast or thrown up

2. (Mining & Quarrying) a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine Compare downcast [3]

3. (Earth Sciences / Geological Science) Geology (in a fault) the section of strata that has been displaced upwards

adj

directed or thrown upwards

vb -casts, -casting, -cast

(tr) to throw or cast up

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

upcast - air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine air duct, air passage, airway - a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)

Translations

upcast [ˈʌpkɑːst] N (Min) (also upcast shaft) → pozo m de ventilación