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41pit — pit1 [pıt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hole)¦ 2¦(mine)¦ 3¦(mark)¦ 4¦(untidy place)¦ 5 be the pits 6 in/at the pit of your stomach 7¦(car racing)¦ 8¦(in a theatre)¦ 9¦(in a garage)¦ 10 a/the pit of something …
42Pit pony — A pit pony was a type of pony commonly used underground in coal mines from the mid 18th up until the mid 20th century.HistoryPonies began to be used underground, often replacing child or female labour, as distances from pithead to coal face… …
43pit — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a usu. large deep hole in the ground. b a hole made in digging for industrial purposes, esp. for coal (chalk pit; gravel pit). c a covered hole as a trap for esp. wild animals. 2 a an indentation left after smallpox, acne, etc.… …
44pit pony — noun Etymology: pit (I) chiefly Britain : a pony used for packing or haulage in a mine * * * pit pony noun A pony employed for haulage in a coalmine • • • Main Entry: ↑pit * * * pit pony UK US …
45Coal companies of Australia — Contents 1 Anglo Coal Australia Ltd 1.1 Anglo Coal Callide Mine 1.2 Anglo Coal Capcoal Mine …
46pit — 01. Victims of the massacre were found buried in a shallow [pit] in the forest. 02. We dug a large [pit], and built a fire in it to roast the pig. 03. One of the actors in the play fell backwards into the orchestra [pit], and broke his arm. 04. A …
47pit — The area on the trading floor where futures and options on futures contracts are bought and sold. Pits are usually raised octagonal platforms with steps descending on the inside that permit buyers and sellers of contracts to see each other.… …
48Pit — A specific area of the trading floor that is designed for the trading of commodities, individual futures, or option contracts. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * pit pit [pɪt] noun [countable] 1. FINANCE an area of the floor of a… …
49Pit prop — A pit prop or mine prop (British and American usage, respectively) is a length of lumber used to prop up the roofs of tunnels in coal mines. Canada traditionally supplied pit props to the British market. As coal mining declined in importance and… …
50Coal in Australia — Australian Energy resources and major export ports …
