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shortwall

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

attributive, often

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.”
“Under this philosophy, the extra daily shortwall production of 55 tons of clean⟳ coal would be costed at $8.39 per ton.”

CEFR level

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