Stoping

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stope \Stope\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Stoping}.] (Mining)
     (a) To excavate in the form of stopes.
     (b) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore
         has been worked out.
         [1913 Webster] Stope



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stoping \Stop"ing\, n. (Mining)
     The act of excavating in the form of stopes.
     [1913 Webster]