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- (Mining) An inclined road in a coal mine, on which loaded cars descend by gravity, drawing up empty ones.
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- noun mining An
inclined road in acoal mine , on whichloaded cars descend bygravity , drawing upempty ones.
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Compare gin an engine, ginny-carriage.
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