UPOVER

Up"-o`ver, a. (Mining & Civil Eng.)

Definition: Designating a method of shaft excavation by drifting to a point below, and then raising instead of sinking.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 March 2025

STACCATO

(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”


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“Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world.” – Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States

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