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Mineshaft vs Pithead - What's the difference?

mineshaft | pithead |

As nouns the difference between mineshaft and pithead

is that mineshaft is a vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined while pithead is the area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine.

mineshaft

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.

    • pithead

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine
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