brattice
(noun) a partition (often temporary) of planks or cloth that is used to control ventilation in a mine
brattice
(verb) supply with a brattice, to ventilate mines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
brattice (plural brattices)
(mining) A wooden partition in a coal mine.
brattice (third-person singular simple present brattices, present participle bratticing, simple past and past participle bratticed)
(transitive) To divide into partitions of this kind.
Source: Wiktionary
Brat"tice, n. Etym: [See Brettice.] (Mining) (a) A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for ventilation. (b) Planking to support a roof or wall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.