Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An excavation in a mine through which air is made to pass for ventilation.

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Examples

  • The crow squawked in panic and surprise, and leapt into the air-heading for the shelter of the undergrowth, no doubt counting on the fact that falcons never followed their prey into cover.

    Winds Of Fate Lackey, Mercedes 1991

  • The crow squawked in panic and surprise, and leapt into the air-heading for the shelter of the undergrowth, no doubt counting on the fact that falcons never followed their prey into cover.

    Winds Of Fate Lackey, Mercedes 1991

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