English dictionary
stope
/st/oU/p/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps.
Source: webster1913
preposition
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Stepped; gone; advanced.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To excavate in the form of stopes.
Source: webster1913