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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.

See also

Windbound windbox windbracing Windbreak Windbreaker Windbreaks