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longwall

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A long wall of coal that is mined in a single slice.

attributive, often

Equivalents

Bosanskiлава
Hrvatskiлава
Српскилава
1 more languages
Українськалава

Examples

“In addition to its work⟳ on longwall faces, the A.B. Fifteen has been adapted for shortwall work⟳ either as undercutter or as overcutter, particular care having been taken to give⟳ it increased manoauvrability by the provision of special pulleys, and increased mobility by the addition of a tilting underframe.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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