pit prop

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pit prop

noun pit props

A wooden beam used as a support within a mineshaft or tunnel. Whereas Germany at the outbreak of war was the greatest purchaser of Swedish iron ore, Great Britain was by far the greatest buyer of Swedish wood products. German submarines, however, have taken deadly toll of Scandinavian ships laden with pit-props bound for England.
Similar: mine prop

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noun beam

Español	ademe, adema
Deutsch	Grubenstempel

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@misc{pit_prop_2026,
  title = {pit prop},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pit%20prop},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}