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winze
winze W0183000 (wĭnz)n. An inclined or vertical shaft or passage between levels in a mine.
[Alteration of obsolete winds, probably from wind, apparatus for winding.]winze (wɪnz) n (Mining & Quarrying) mining a steeply inclined shaft, as for ventilation between levels[C18: from earlier winds, probably from C14 wynde windlass, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German winde; related to Danish vinde pulley]winze1 (wɪnz)
n. a vertical or inclined mine shaft driven downward from a drift into ore-bearing rock. [1750–60; earlier winds, appar. derivative of wind2 in obsolete n. sense “apparatus for winding”] winze2 (wɪnz)
n. Scot. a curse. [1775–85] winze
winze[winz] (mining engineering) A vertical or inclined opening or excavation connecting two levels in a mine, differing from a raise only in construction; a winze is sunk underhand, and a raise is put up overhand. |