stope (plural stopes)
A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.
stope (third-person singular simple present stopes, present participle stoping, simple past and past participle stoped)
(mining) To excavate in the form of stopes.
(mining) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.
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Source: Wiktionary
Stope, n. Etym: [Cf. Step, n. & v. i.] (Mining)
Definition: A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps.
Stope, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoping.] (Mining) (a) To excavate in the form of stopes. (b) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.
Stope, Sto"pen, p. p. of Step.
Definition: Stepped; gone; advanced. [Obs.] A poor widow, somedeal stope in age. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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