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Meaning of shale pit | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A quarry or mine where shale rock is mined.

Examples

“While shale pits and their ancillary undertakings are being run⟳ down, and some finally closed, the Winchburgh oil factory is still in operation, with its own⟳ surface rail system bringing in shale from neighbouring pits.”

CEFR level

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

shale shaker shaleionaire shaler Shales shaleshudes Shalev

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