"mine shaft" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mine shafts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mine shaft (plural mine shafts)
  1. Alternative form of mineshaft Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: mineshaft
    Sense id: en-mine_shaft-en-noun-1zz-XJaw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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