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How to pronounce mineshaft in English?

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Type of excavation

Examples of mineshaft

mineshaft
The power went out, so it took Schwartz five hours to walk out of the mineshaft.
From the ocregister.com
Earlier this month, hundreds of remains were exhumed from a disused mineshaft.
From the theatlantic.com
That huge, muscular Doppledock hauling structure that straddles the mineshaft?
From the post-gazette.com
A drill bit broke apart when it hit an iron support beam in the mineshaft.
From the theepochtimes.com
She married David Birkin in a ceremony conducted down a mineshaft in Wales.
From the independent.co.uk
In the meantime, not a single barrel of waste has descended the mineshaft into the vaults.
From the newscientist.com
Cortona Resources geologist John Hoye near an abandoned mineshaft at the planned mine site.
From the canberratimes.com.au
Miners pose with lunch pails in hand on a mine rock pile outside of the Tamarack mineshaft.
From the en.wikipedia.org
News of people who die in an earthquake or a mineshaft is felt within hours in our living rooms.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
More examples
  • Excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
  • Mineshaft (foaled May 17, 1999, in Kentucky) was a multi-millionaire American thoroughbred racehorse and successful Stallion. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee A.P. Indy, who in turn was a son of 1977 U.S. Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew. ...