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Meanings of pit hill in English

The raised ground or platforms upon which the coal is sorted and screened at the surface.

      Usage of pit hill in English
      1
      We locked up our gold in the safe, and then started for Gravel Pit Hill.
      The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia
      2
      Why, the miners are building fortifications on Gravel Pit Hill, and last night the sound of axes was heard from dark until light.
      The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia