English Explanatory Dictionary

headframe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

the structure supporting machinery above the entrance to an underground mineshaft.

Word forms

headframe headframes

Etymology

From head + frame.

Synonyms

gallows frame headgear headstock hoist frame pit frame shafthead frame winding tower

Related words

hoistroom

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