shaft sinking
excavating a vertical or near-vertical tunnel from the top down, where there is initially no access to the bottom
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Summary
shaft sinking is a building method[1]. It draws 2,300 Wikipedia views per month (building_method category, ranking #5 of 10).[2]
Key Facts
- shaft sinking's instance of is recorded as building method[3].
- shaft sinking is a type of Streckenauffahrung[4].
- shaft sinking is a type of underground construction[5].
- shaft sinking's product or material produced is recorded as mine shaft[6].
- shaft sinking's facet of is recorded as Aufschluss (Bergbau)[7].
- shaft sinking's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
- shaft sinking's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
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Definition and Type
shaft sinking's instance of is recorded as building method[3]. Recorded subclass of include Streckenauffahrung[4] and underground construction[5].
Why It Matters
shaft sinking draws 2,300 Wikipedia views per month (building_method category, ranking #5 of 10).[2] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]