Orefield

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    land from which ore is mined

    "The balance is home-produced and is railborne from inland orefields. The home orefields serving South Wales are situated at Banbury and at Irthlingborough, on the ex-L.N.W.R. Northampton-Peterborough branch."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An unincorporated community in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Example

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"The balance is home-produced and is railborne from inland orefields. The home orefields serving South Wales are situated at Banbury and at Irthlingborough, on the ex-L.N.W.R. Northampton-Peterborough branch."

Etymology

From ore + field.

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