"headframe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: headframes [plural]
Etymology: From head + frame. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|frame}} head + frame Head templates: {{en-noun}} headframe (plural headframes)
  1. (mining) the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft. Synonyms: gallows frame, headgear, headstock, hoist frame, pit frame, shafthead frame, winding tower Related terms: hoistroom Translations (structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft): nostotorni (Finnish), Förderturm [masculine] (German), wieża szybowa [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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          "text": "CBC: Yellowknife vote saves Robertson Headframe for now"
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    },
    {
      "word": "headstock"
    },
    {
      "word": "hoist frame"
    },
    {
      "word": "pit frame"
    },
    {
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