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slate shooter
In bituminous coal mining, one who drills holes into the slate roof of haulageways, and charges and sets off explosives to blast down slate to increase height or improve the safety of the roof.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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- ed.young
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(Milwaukee, United States)
