stoped

Variant of stope

stope definition

stope (stōp)

noun

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

Etymology: < MLowG stōpe, akin to step

transitive verb, intransitive verb stoped, stoping stop′·ing

to mine in stopes

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