| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Face mechanization | Mining | On a longwall face, the term implies the use of some type of cutter loader with perhaps self-advancing ports, giving a quicker turnover and higher productivity. In the case of a rock drivage the term would mean the regular use of a shovel loader. See also: conventional machine mining. (references) | |
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