hanging side

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Noun[edit]

hanging side (plural hanging sides)

  1. (mining) the overhanging side of an inclined or hading vein
    • 1925, Bureau of Mines Information Circular:
      These subdrifts are driven the full width of the copper and explore thoroughly the foot and hanging sides of the lode.

References[edit]

“hanging”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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