"pithead" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɪtˈhɛd/ [UK] Forms: pitheads [plural]
Etymology: From 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.
    Sense id: en-pithead-en-noun-b5vUT7DC
  2. A hoverfly of the genus Pipiza. Categories (lifeform): Dipterans
    Sense id: en-pithead-en-noun-aOEoANcl Disambiguation of Dipterans: 13 87 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (sense 1): pit head
Disambiguation of 'sense 1': 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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