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stope: Meaning and Definition of

stope

Pronunciation: (stōp), [key]
— n., v., stoped, stop•ing.
—n.
  1. any excavation made in a mine, esp. from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
—v.i., v.t.
  1. to mine or work by stopes.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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