Associations to the word «Upcast»

Wiktionary

UPCAST, adjective. Cast up; thrown upward.
UPCAST, noun. (bowling) A cast; a throw.
UPCAST, noun. (mining) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine.
UPCAST, noun. (Scotland) An upset, as from a carriage.
UPCAST, noun. (Scotland) A taunt; a reproach.
UPCAST, noun. (computing) A cast from subtype to supertype.
UPCAST, noun. A message transmitted via upcasting.
UPCAST, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To cast or throw up; to turn upward.
UPCAST, verb. (transitive) (Scotland) To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
UPCAST, verb. (transitive) (computing) To cast from subtype to supertype.
UPCAST, verb. To broadcast a message or data to aircraft or satellites, especially via radio waves; as opposed to uplinking to a specific satellite or aircraft

Dictionary definition

UPCAST, noun. Air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine.

Wise words

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