stope

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.
2. verb To excavate in the form of stopes.
3. verb To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.
4. verb simple past of step

Similar words

overhand stoper stob stoop stemple stempel understep studdle stepwork stairstep

Often followed by

is and face in to was faces at on

Word family

stopes