Associations to the word «Mineshaft»

Wiktionary

MINESHAFT, noun. A vertical hole through the strata to reach the mineral which is being mined.

Dictionary definition

MINESHAFT, noun. Excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin