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stope

The correct spelling is stope.

How to pronounce stope

noun

IPA: [stoʊp]

Say it like: Sto-pe

The correct spelling is stope. A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.

verb

  1. 1.To excavate in the form of stopes.
  2. 2.To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.

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