mineshaft

/ˈmaɪnˌʃæft/ noun

A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.

Word Origin A compound of mine and shaft — the vertical passage into a mine. Mine comes from Late Latin mina 'ore', and shaft from Proto-Germanic skaftaz 'pole', which also gives us the shaft of a spear or an elevator. So a mineshaft is literally a pole-like tunnel for ore.

noun A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined. countable

The miners descended deep into the earth through the narrow mineshaft to reach the coal seam.

(名词) 矿井竖井;竖井

矿工们通过狭窄的矿井深入地下,到达煤层。

(sustantivo) pozo de mina; pozo minero; tiro de mina [Un hueco vertical a través de los estratos para llegar al mineral que se está extrayendo.]

Los mineros descendieron profundamente a la tierra a través del estrecho pozo de la mina para llegar al manto de carbón.

(nom) puits de mine; puits minier; puits d'extraction [puits vertical traversant les couches géologiques pour atteindre le minerai à extraire]

Les mineurs sont descendus profondément dans la terre par l'étroit puits de mine pour atteindre la veine de charbon.

(Substantiv) Schacht; Grubenschacht [Ein senkrechter Schacht, der durch Gesteinsschichten führt, um an die abzubauenden Mineralien zu gelangen.]

Die Bergleute stiegen durch den engen **mineshaft** in die Tiefe hinab, um die Kohleschicht zu erreichen.

(名詞) 鉱物を取り出すために地層を垂直に貫く穴。竪坑。

鉱夫たちは狭い竪坑を降りて炭層まで到達した。

(substantivo) poço de mina; poço mineiro; poço de mineração [Um poço vertical através das camadas rochosas para alcançar o mineral que está sendo minerado.]

Os mineradores desceram profundamente na terra através do estreito poço de mina para alcançar a camada de carvão.

Word parts: mine + shaft

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