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Meaning of windbore | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The lower, or bottom, pipe in a lift of pumps in a mine.

Examples

“A large stone, 18 inches thick, is bedded at the bottom of the shaft, for the windbore of the bucket pump to rest⟳ upon. The remainder of the shaft bottom is filled in with hard burnt bricks and Barrow lime, forming a level bottom […]”

CEFR level

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

Windbound windbox windbracing Windbreak Windbreaker Windbreaks

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