Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untopping

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-top-ping
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of untop

noun

Removal of overburden from an old mine to allow continued economic operation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"J.E. Greave's diaries tell us he took this suggestion on board, and on 4 September 1894 he and his brother R.M Greaves began discussing the "untopping" of a large area at Llechwedd."
"Untopping enabled a road to be built into part of Llechwedd in Ffestiniog in the 1960s"
"[…] continued production and extraction has resulted in the untopping of old workings, meaning that the roof has been taken off long worked-out galleries to allow good slate to be made."

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

untopped

Questions

What does untopping mean?: present participle and gerund of untop

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