Upcast

[ʌpkɑ:st]

Definition

(noun.) air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine.

Edited by Arnold--From WordNet

Definition

(a.) Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes.

(n.) A cast; a throw.

(n.) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; -- distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft.

(n.) An upset, as from a carriage.

(n.) A taunt; a reproach.

(v. t.) To cast or throw up; to turn upward.

(v. t.) To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.

Typist: Susan

Definition

n. a cast or throw in bowling: a shaft for the upward passage of air from a mine a current of air passing along such: (Scot.) state of being thrown into confusion a taunt or gibe.—adj. thrown or turned upward.

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