"man engine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: man engines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} man engine (plural man engines)
  1. A mechanical lift for raising or lowering people through considerable distances; specifically (mining) a contrivance by which miners ascend or descend in a shaft. It consists of a series of landings in the shaft and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod which has an up and down motion equal to the distance between the successive landings. A man steps from a landing to a shelf and is lifted or lowered to the next landing, upon which he then steps, and so on, travelling by successive stages. Categories (topical): Mining
    Sense id: en-man_engine-en-noun-ydq~L~j7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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