Associations to the word «Mineshaft»

Wiktionary

MINESHAFT, noun. A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.

Dictionary definition

MINESHAFT, noun. Excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine.

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne