"winding tower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: winding towers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} winding tower (plural winding towers)
  1. (mining) headframe. Categories (topical): Mining Translations (structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft): Förderturm [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-winding_tower-en-noun-oblEXOMQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, mining

Inflected forms

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