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HEADFRAME
Etymology
Noun
headframe (plural headframes)
(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
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
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