drift mine

English

Noun

drift mine (plural drift mines)

(mining) Any mine reached by a drift (horizontal or inclined passage) from the surface.

Related terms

drift mining

References

“drift mine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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