Headframe

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.
"CBC: Yellowknife vote saves Robertson Headframe for now"

Synonyms

gallows frame gallows frame headgear headstock headstock hoist frame

Example

"CBC: Yellowknife vote saves Robertson Headframe for now"

Etymology

From head + frame.

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