stope
[stoสp]IPA: /S T OW1 P/
noun
- 1
A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.
verb
- 1
To excavate in the form of stopes.
- 2
To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.
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