| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Herringbone stoping | Mining | Method used in flattish Rand stope panels 500 to 1,000 ft (152 to 305 m) long for breaking and moving ore. Stope is divided into 20-ft (6.1-m) panels, each worked by its own gang. A light tramming system delivers severed rock to a central scraper system. (references) | |
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