'Stoping' definitions:
Definition of 'Stoping'
From: GCIDE
- Stope \Stope\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stoped; p. pr. & vb. n. Stoping.] (Mining) (a) To excavate in the form of stopes. (b) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out. [1913 Webster] Stope
Definition of 'Stoping'
From: GCIDE
- Stoping \Stop"ing\, n. (Mining) The act of excavating in the form of stopes. [1913 Webster]