The raised ground or platforms upon which the coal is sorted and screened at the surface.
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Examples for "bank "
Examples for "bank "
1 The report also made a case for bank consolidation, particularly in Europe.
2 The result: less competition, job cuts and higher costs for bank services.
3 U.S. bank bosses, however, are typically paid far more than in Europe.
4 The bank said in December this process had been completed for Europe.
5 Every year, the number of unclaimed bank and building society accounts grows.
1 At the pithead , Yefromov was gloomy about the mine's prospects.
2 He supposed they marked pithead banks and coke-ovens; but pushed on steadily towards the west.
3 George Stephenson worked his way from the pithead to the highest position as an engineer.
4 He paused for a moment, set the machinery working again, and delivered five more at the pithead .
5 It looked like the elevator equipment that would be found at the pithead of an ancient coal mine.
1 We found it more comfortable here than on the windy pit bank , for there was an even and sleepy temperature.
1 The leader who had crawled upon the spoil bank fired again and missed.
2 Bare feet came drumming down the dirt of the spoil bank .
3 The gunman was running for dear life down the spoil bank .
4 Then two separate fights raged up and down the spoil bank .
5 Roger selected a high spoil bank near the center of the muck land as his post.
1 The tower has left visitors scratching their heads due to its slender shaft topped with a bulbous observation deck.
1 We locked up our gold in the safe, and then started for Gravel Pit Hill .
2 Why, the miners are building fortifications on Gravel Pit Hill , and last night the sound of axes was heard from dark until light.
1 The earlier contest in the Windy City pits top - seeded Virginia against No.
2 Pit stop drama Hot tyres and hot brakes perhaps played a role in the three notable pit top issues seen in Mexico.
3 The Nedbank Cup pits top flight clubs against teams from the lower leagues and, every now and then, serves up a mismatch in the final.
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