stope

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/stəʊp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(stōp)

Inflections of 'stope' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
stopes
v 3rd person singular
stoping
v pres p
stoped
v past
stoped
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
stope (stōp),USA pronunciation  n., v., stoped, stop•ing. 

n. 
  1. Miningany excavation made in a mine, esp. from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.

v.i., v.t. 
  1. Miningto mine or work by stopes.
  • Low German stope; see stoop2
  • apparently 1740–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stope / stəʊp/
  1. a steplike excavation made in a mine to extract ore
  1. to mine (ore, etc) by cutting stopes
Etymology: 18th Century: probably from Low German stope; see stoop2
'stope' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
back - cave - drawhole - set - stoop - stoper - stoping - stull - top slicing

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