pithead
/pit-hed/US // ˈpɪtˌhɛd //UK // (ˈpɪtˌhɛd) //
坑头,坑口,坑位,坑道
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a mine entrance and the surrounding area.
Examples
A group of dark figures stood on the pithead, waiting their turn to go below.
English coal, which in 1912 cost about nine shillings a ton at pithead, costs considerably more than thirty shillings today.
"I dinna like the idea o' lasses gaun to work on the pithead," he said simply.
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