Pithead

//pɪtˈhɛd// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine.

    "Since the war there has been a reallocation of output from pitheads in the North Staffordshire coalfield, resulting in a flow of coal northwards; [...]."

  2. 2
    the entrance to a coal mine wordnet
  3. 3
    A hoverfly of the genus Pipiza.

Example

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"Since the war there has been a reallocation of output from pitheads in the North Staffordshire coalfield, resulting in a flow of coal northwards; [...]."

Etymology

From pit + head.

Related phrases

coal mine

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