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any of various machines that can remove coal from the mine face and load it into cars or conveyors. Also called continuous miner.[1955-60]
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continuous cutter — Mining. any of various machines that can remove coal from the mine face and load it into cars or conveyors. Also called continuous miner. [1955 60] … Useful english dictionary
continuous miner. — See continuous cutter. [1955 60] * * * … Universalium
continuous miner. — See continuous cutter. [1955 60] … Useful english dictionary
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shortwall — /shawrt wawl /, adj. Mining. pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery. [1910 15; SHORT + WALL] *… … Universalium
sumping cut — noun : the preliminary undercut in a face of coal made by a continuous cutter … Useful english dictionary
shortwall — /shawrt wawl /, adj. Mining. pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery. [1910 15; SHORT + WALL] … Useful english dictionary
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