"pithead" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /pɪtˈhɛd/ [UK] Forms: pitheads [plural]
Etymology: pit + head Etymology templates: {{compound|en|pit|head}} pit + head Head templates: {{en-noun}} pithead (plural pitheads)
  1. The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine. Categories (lifeform): Dipterans
    Sense id: en-pithead-en-noun-b5vUT7DC Disambiguation of Dipterans: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 49 51
  2. A hoverfly of the genus Pipiza. Categories (lifeform): Dipterans
    Sense id: en-pithead-en-noun-aOEoANcl Disambiguation of Dipterans: 46 54 Categories (other): English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (sense 1): pit head
Disambiguation of 'sense 1': 0 0

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