"pit prop" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pit props [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pit prop (plural pit props)
  1. A wooden beam used as a support within a mineshaft or tunnel. Wikipedia link: pit prop Categories (topical): Construction Synonyms: mine prop Translations (beam): kaivospölkky (Finnish), Grubenstempel [masculine] (German), gruvstolpe [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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