Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stoping

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables
stop-ing
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of the desired ore from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From stope + -ing.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

stopings (plural)

Phrases

stull stoping shrinkage stoping long hole stoping

Questions

What does stoping mean?
The removal of the desired ore from an underground mine, leaving behind an open space known as a stope.
Where does stoping come from?
From stope + -ing.

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