Usually means: Underground mining method, continuous extraction.
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  1. longwall: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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  4. longwall: Wiktionary
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  7. Longwall: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Glossary of Coal Mining Terms (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (longwall)

▸ noun:  (mining, often attributive) A long wall of coal that is mined in a single slice.

Similar:
shortwall, slant, shearing, highwall, crosscut, openwork, coalcutter, footwall, slack, narrow work, more...

Opposite:
shortwall, pillar and stall, room and pillar

Phrases:
Longwall mining, longwall system, more...

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Similar:
shortwall, slant, shearing, highwall, crosscut, openwork, coalcutter, footwall, slack, narrow work, more...

Opposite:
shortwall, pillar and stall, room and pillar

Phrases:
Longwall mining, longwall system, more...



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