stope

(stōp)

noun

a steplike excavation formed by the removal of ore from around a mine shaft

Origin: < MLowG stōpe, akin to step

transitive verb, intransitive verb stoped, stoping

to mine in stopes

See stope in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

An excavation in the form of steps made by the mining of ore from steeply inclined or vertical veins.

transitive verb stoped stoped, stop·ing, stopes

To remove (ore) from or mine by means of a stope.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps from Low German, step

Origin: , from Middle Low German stōpe

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