| 词汇 | spoil-heap |
| 释义 | BETA spoil heapcollocation in Englishmeanings of spoiland heapThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. spoil noun uk /spɔɪl/ us /spɔɪl/ earth, stones, etc. dug out from a hole in ... See more at spoil heap noun[ C ] uk /hiːp/ us /hiːp/ an untidy pile or mass ... See more at heap Examples of spoil heapspoil heap The site is that of an old spoilheap at a colliery, not a green field. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have an ambitious scheme to create a new community forest—a forest that will be planted on the spoilheap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, land that is still in active use does not qualify—for example, a spoilheap on which tipping is taking place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that in the main the whole spoilheap was removed for motorway construction, for housing sites and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is a wealthy company which could very well site the spoilheap elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would still look out on to a large spoilheap and be flanked on two sides by overgrown waste land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I remember an instance when we could not work underground in a downcast shaft adjacent to a spoilheap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that while those words were in it was intended that you could increase the size of your spoilheap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only thing a mineral owner can do is to increase the height, or something of that sort, of his spoilheap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I fully accept that not all materials in spoil heaps are suitable for this purpose, and that there are certain rating difficulties in using spoilheap materials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Exchequer assistance is available where the spoilheap is in a development district or in a national park or area of outstanding natural beauty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any of us familiar with coalfield areas will be familiar with the impact that coal mining can have on rivers and streams—a working mine, a spoilheap, a blackened river. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not quite sure what the position is when he wants another spoilheap or wants another area of land upon which to deposit his spoil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The shale which came out of the pits, had it not been made—and it was suitable for the purpose—into bricks, would have gone on the spoilheap, disfiguring the countryside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Also, the ground is famous for being overlooked by the huge colliery spoilheap. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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