Definitions for stoping
stoping
stop·ing
Spelling: [stoh-ping]
IPA: /ˈstoʊ pɪŋ/
Stoping is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 195 anagrams from letters in stoping (ginopst).
Definitions for stoping
noun
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a process by which magmas move upward in the earth by breaking off and engulfing blocks of overlying rocks.
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any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
verb (used with or without object)
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to mine or work by stopes.
Origin of stoping
First recorded in 1770-80; stope + -ing1
Examples for stoping
You can't do under'and stoping in a mine—go down on a vein, you know.