mineshaft
English
noun
Definitions
- A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.
Etymology
Compound from English mine + English shaft.
Origin
English
shaft
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftershaft English
- airshaft English
- antimine English
- camshaft English
- coalmine English
- cockshaft English
- countermine English
- countershaft English
- crankshaft English
- driveshaft English
- foreshaft English
- hail shaft English
- hairshaft English
- intermine English
- ironmine English
- jackshaft English
- layshaft English
- mainshaft English
- megamine English
- midshaft English
- minability English
- minable English
- mine English
- mineable English
- minecar English
- minecart English
- minecraft English
- minefield English
- mineful English
- minehunter English
- minehunting English
- minelayer English
- mineless English
- minelife English
- minelike English
- mineowner English
- miner English
- minesite English
- minesweeper English
- minesweeping English
- minework English
- mineworker English
- mineworking English
- miny English
- overmine English
- pre-mine English
- premine English
- prickshaft English
- propshaft English
- remine English
- shaft English
- shaft bow English
- shaftless English
- shaftlike English
- shaftman English
- shaftment English
- shaftway English
- shaftwork English
- spearshaft English
- sunshaft English
- turboshaft English
- undermine English
- viewshaft English
- windshaft English
- シャフト Japanese
- min Middle English
- schaft Middle English
- mayın Turkish
- မိုင်း Burmese
- maina Maori
- miny
- mine
- shaft
- miner
- remine
- minable
- mineful
- minecar
- premine
- megamine
- layshaft
- pre-mine
- minesite
- minelike
- mineable
- shaftman
- minelife
- shaftway
- minecart
- airshaft
- antimine
- overmine
- sunshaft
- camshaft
- midshaft
- coalmine
- ironmine
- mineless
- minework
- windshaft
- viewshaft
- minelayer
- foreshaft
- undermine
- mainshaft
- jackshaft
- shaftless
- shaftlike
- cockshaft
- propshaft
- shaft bow
- hairshaft
- shaftment
- shaftwork
- mineowner
- minecraft
- intermine
- minefield
- aftershaft
- hail shaft
- minability
- crankshaft
- minehunter
- mineworker
- driveshaft
- spearshaft
- prickshaft
- turboshaft
- mineworking
- minesweeper
- minehunting
- countermine
- minesweeping
- countershaft