Winze Definition

wĭnz
noun
A vertical or steeply inclined mine shaft dug or drilled downward and connecting to a lower shaft.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Winze

Noun

Singular:
winze
Plural:
winzes

Origin of Winze

  • Alteration of obsolete winds probably from wind apparatus for winding

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Alteration of winds, 1757, plural of wind.

    From Wiktionary

Winze Sentence Examples

  • West passes a winze on the left to reach a collapsed stope.

  • After passing a flooded winze on the left, the adit reaches Williams Shaft which is solidly filled.

  • It is the same one reached by the 48ft winze.

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Words Starting With

WWIWIN

Words Ending With

EZENZE

Unscrambles

winze

Words Starting With W and Ending With E

Starts With W & Ends With EStarts With WI & Ends With EStarts With W & Ends With ZE

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5 Letter Words5 Letter Words Starting With W5 Letter Words Ending With E