Mining. The charge of powder sufficient for a blast in a mine (esp. a coal-mine); also the bored hole into which the charge is put.

A hole made in or near the bottom of a shaft during its sinking; a blasting charge creating such a hole.

Mining. Each of a number of shots (blasting charges) positioned next to a sumper. Obsolete. rare.

an explosive charge having a cavity which causes the blast to be concentrated into a small area.