| 词汇 | mine-workings |
| 释义 | BETA mine workingscollocation in Englishmeanings of mineand workingsThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. mine noun[ C ] uk /maɪn/ us /maɪn/ a hole or system of holes in the ground where substances such as coal, metal, and salt ... See more at mine workings noun[ plural ] uk /ˈwɜː.kɪŋz/ us /ˈwɝː.kɪŋz/ the system of holes that has been dug in the ground in order to remove metal, ... See more at workings Examples of mine workingsmine workings I accept that where there are infrastructure developments, such as major roads that are undermined by old mineworkings, there is a need for opencasting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is also added to by many abandoned mineworkings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Water from mineworkings—this is the difficulty—has always presented a special problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Abandoned mineworkings and the effect of inadequate pumping and so on merit rather more consideration than has so far been given. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That repeal, however, will apply only to mineworkings abandoned in the next century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The city is built on coal and honeycombed by mine shafts and mineworkings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Another omission from the order is grants to clean up pollution from abandoned mineworkings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was delivered to people in areas where there were known to be underground mineworkings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Problems also arise from old mineworkings which collapsed many years after operations ceased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rest are still buried inside the mineworkings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to see an inquiry into the possibility of using disused mineworkings and quarries for this sort of purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to refer to another danger—the increase in the problem of pollution from a large number of abandoned mineworkings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A number of former mineworkings are near the site of the facilities that are due to be built. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such holes appear with depressing regularity in the black country, where there are many old mineworkings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are also old mineworkings and ironstone workings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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