pithead

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Noun pithead has 1 sense

pithead - the entrance to a coal mine
--₁ is a kind of entrance, entranceway, entryway, entry, entree

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Pithead

Noun

1. The area around the entrance to a coal mine.

Example sentence: The workers gathered at the pithead, ready to begin their shift.

Adjective

1. Of or relating to a pithead.

Example sentence: The pithead office was responsible for managing the mine's operations.

Verb

1. To transport coal from a mine to the surface.

Example sentence: The workers used a pulley system to pithead the coal up from the deep shafts.