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roadhead n. (a) Mining the part of a roadway between the last support and the face; (b) the end of a road.
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1882 Trans. Mining Inst. Scotl. 1881–2 3 70 While the coal is standing on sprags a shearing is made at the roadhead, 2 feet wide at the outside and tapering to 3 inches.
1912 Times 28 Aug. 7/6 The owner of the car, who was driving, tried to avoid a horse and cart near the roadhead which leads to Lochwinnoch.
1958 I. C. F. Statham Coal Mining Pract. IV. iv. 244 About 30 per cent. of fatal and serious non-fatal accidents from falls occur at roadheads, i.e. the short length of roadway within 10 yd. of the working face.
2006 C. M. Burns Kilimanjaro & E. Afr. (ed. 2) vi. 135 You can also drive as far as the roadhead, which is the only one of Mount Kenya where tourists regularly leave vehicles.
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