How to pronounce “stope”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.
• [Verb]
• (mining) To excavate in the form of stopes.
• (mining) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.

Practice Nearby Words

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