Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shortwall

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: short-wall
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A short wall of coal that is mined in a single slice.

Example Sentences

"In addition to its work on longwall faces, the A.B. Fifteen has been adapted for shortwall work either as undercutter or as overcutter, particular care having been taken to give it increased manoauvrability by the provision of special pulleys, and increased mobility by the addition of a tilting underframe."
"Under this philosophy, the extra daily shortwall production of 55 tons of clean coal would be costed at $8.39 per ton."

Etymology

From short + wall.

Inflected Forms

shortwalls (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

longwall

Questions

What does shortwall mean?: A short wall of coal that is mined in a single slice.
Where does shortwall come from?: From short + wall.

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