headframe

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Noun

headframe (plural headframes)

1. (mining) the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
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Synonyms

• gallows frame
• headstock
• hoist frame
• pit frame
• shafthead frame
• winding tower

Translations

• German: Förderturm

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