Lode

[ləʊd] or [lod]

Definition

(noun.) a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks.

Edited by Barrett--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) A water course or way; a reach of water.

(n.) A metallic vein; any regular vein or course, whether metallic or not.

Editor: Stacy

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Metallic vein, mineral vein.

Editor: Philip

Definition

n. a vein containing metallic ore: a reach of water: an open ditch.—ns. Lodes′man a pilot; Lode′star the star that guides the pole-star—often used figuratively; Lode′stone a stone or ore of iron that attracts other pieces of iron.

Edited by Dorothy