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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WINZE

From earlier winds, probably from C14 wynde windlass, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German winde; related to Danish vinde pulley.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WINZE

winze  [wɪnz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WINZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Winze is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WINZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Winze

A winze is an opening in an underground mine that is sunk downward from inside to connect lower levels. The top of a winze is located underground, in contrast to a shaft, where the top of the excavation is located on the surface.

Definition of winze in the English dictionary

The definition of winze in the dictionary is a steeply inclined shaft, as for ventilation between levels.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WINZE


Athens
ˈæθɪnz
brains
breɪnz
collins
ˈkɒlɪnz
gains
ɡeɪnz
Hawkins
ˈhɔːkɪnz
headlines
ˈhedlaɪnz
Higgins
ˈhɪɡɪnz
Hopkins
ˈhɒpkɪnz
Jenkins
ˈdʒɛŋkɪnz
lines
laɪnz
mains
meɪnz
origins
ˈɒrɪdʒɪnz
Owens
ˈəʊɪnz
pains
peɪnz
Pines
paɪnz
plains
pleɪnz
remains
rɪˈmeɪnz
Robbins
ˈrɒbɪnz
ruins
ˈruːɪnz
Twins
twɪnz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WINZE

winterkill
winterkilling
winterless
winterliness
winterly
Winterthur
wintertide
wintertime
winterweight
wintery
Winthrop
wintle
Winton
wintrier
wintriest
wintrily
wintriness
wintry
winy
wipe

WORDS THAT END LIKE WINZE

aluminium bronze
aluminum bronze
bell bronze
bonze
bronze
Firenze
Frunze
Henze
Louis Quinze
manganese bronze
phosphor bronze
quinze
schanze
wanze
zanze

Synonyms and antonyms of winze in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «winze» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WINZE

Find out the translation of winze to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of winze from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «winze» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

暗井
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

winze
570 millions of speakers

English

winze
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

winze
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

winze
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Уинз
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

winze
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

winze
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

descenderie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memenangi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

winze
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

winze
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

winze
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Winze
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đường dốc để xuống hầm mỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

winze
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जिंकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Başyukarı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

winze
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

winze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Уінз
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

winze
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

winze
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

daling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

winze
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

winze
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of winze

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WINZE»

The term «winze» is normally little used and occupies the 123.568 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WINZE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about winze

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WINZE»

Discover the use of winze in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to winze and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Explosives and Blasting Technique
In a conventional open stope design, the longhole winze and cutoff slots are pulled through to the level. This necessitates having access drives to both sides of the cutoff slot on each drill level to guarantee access to rings on both sides of the ...
R. Holmberg, 2000
2
Nuggets to Neutrinos: The Homestake Story
7 Winze As part of the deep-level development project, work commenced on No. 7 Winze in 1974 (see fig. 21.14). The purpose of this winze was to provide secondary access between the 6,800- and 8,000-foot levels. Work completed that year ...
Steven T. Mitchell, 2010
3
Geological Survey of Canada, Memoir 249
From the point where the adit intersects the vein, an internal shaft or winze has been sunk following the dip of the vein to below the 900-foot level, and workings have been driven from it at the 440-, 550-, 675-, 800-, and 900-foot levels ( Figures ...
Cockfield, W E
4
Geological Survey Professional Paper
130 ft north of main winze, west wall. End of adit, 155 ft north of main winze - 140 ft north of main winze, east wall.. 120 ft north of main winze, west wall. 12 ft north of main winze, east wall.. 100 112 49 96 114 114 Spodumene Beryl ...
5
The Pursuit and Capture of Hidden Treasure
Alleged ore in Stinker Winze untrue As we ramped up for steady production by constructing additional raises along the ore zone, we found a serious need for better ventilation to exhaust the blasting fumes. The fan and ventilation tubing didn't ...
Paul L. Jones, 2010
6
Geology and Ore Deposits of the Tintic Mining District, Utah
The winze, which follows the contact down to the " 1 , 200-foot " level, hasshown the ore bunches to continue to that depth, but none large enough to constitute shipping ore have been found. A showing of zinc ore is said to have been found in ...
Waldemar Lindgren, Gerald Francis Loughlin, Victor Conrad Heikes, 1919
7
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
Lately water has also been struck in a winze at the Cayuga mine below the level of Pinkard Gulch and at about the same elevation as the spring. In the Manganese Blue mine a little moisture is met in places, and the same applies to certain ...
‎1905
8
Professional paper - United States Geological Survey
The winze, which follows the contact down to the " 1,200-foot" level, hasshown the ore bunches to continue to that depth, but none large enough to constitute shipping ore have been found. A showing of zinc ore is said to have been found in ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1919
9
Report[s] of Proceedings at a General Meeting of ...
plenty of ore, of a very fair quality, and the winze and front of San Cayetano are improving daily. The front having advanced sufiiciently to allow of a winze being commenced between it and the winze of San Cayetano, this new work has been  ...
United Mexican Mining Association, 1830
10
Geological Survey Professional Paper
A winze 160 feet below this tunnel is said to be in ore at the bottom, but it was not examined. The main features of the geology on the Gardner level are shown in plate 36. The tunnel passes for nearly 1,000 feet through massive white ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1943

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WINZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term winze is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Q&A with Mark Learmonth CFO at Caledonia Mining Corporation
Q6: WH Ireland actually said this morning that they anticipate Caledonia to de-risk further by beginning its reserve definition drilling at the no 6 Winze, they've set ... «DirectorsTalk Interviews, Jul 15»
2
Blanket Gold Output Up 5 Percent
Mr Curtis said sinking of the number six winze has been completed and work has commenced on equipping the completed shaft prior to the start of horizontal ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Mining Roundup
"Sinking of the no 6 Winze has been completed and work has commenced on equipping the completed shaft prior to the start of horizontal development toward ... «Interactive Investor, Jul 15»
4
Historic photos on display in Bellevue
Beside an early-20th-century fireman's hose wagon stands a winze skip donated by Milt Fife. The mining device once brought ore up an incline and dumped it ... «Idaho Mountain Express and Guide, Jul 15»
5
Caledonia revised investment plan on track
Sinking the No. 6 Winze has been completed and preparations have commenced for equipping the shaft. It is expected that the shaft will be equipped by the end ... «Stock Market Wire, Jun 15»
6
UPDATE - Caledonia Mining on track to produce 42000 ounces in …
The no 6 Winze is now 900 meters below surface as at the 8 th of April and is still on track to be completed by the end of July 2015. The pre-sink at Central Shaft ... «Proactive Investors UK, Apr 15»
7
West Linn student goes 14 rounds to win Tribune/Comcast spelling …
Cha triumphed after 14 nail-biting rounds of increasingly difficult words. The runner up, Vipanchi Mungara, tripped up on the word winze, which is a vertical or ... «Portland Tribune, Mar 15»
8
Blasts from the Past: Major Henry G. Catlin and the Eureka-Croesus …
The ores shipped in 1919 assayed from $50 to $300 per ton with a promise of $350 to $1,000 from the “Bonanza winze” in the deepest workings of the mine. «Elko Daily Free Press, Mar 15»
9
Steady As She Goes For Caledonia Mining's Expansion Plan At …
6 Winze have been installed and commissioned, and new winders acquired for the new central shaft, where pre-sink work is expected to commence in July 2015 ... «Minesite, Mar 15»
10
Caledonia Mining Corporation: Update on Implementation of the …
6 Winze to achieve the interim objective of 930 meters below surface. Completion of the No. 6 Winze is expected, as planned, for the end of July 2015. «Marketwired, Feb 15»

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