Meaning & use
Stoper
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A pneumatic rock drill mounted on a vertical or angled support, used by miners to bore holes upward or at an angle in a mine stope.
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The miner braced the stoper against the rock face before starting to drill overhead.
Modern stopers are lighter and quieter than the drills used a century ago.
A note on using this word
Stoper takes its name from 'stoping,' the mining method of extracting ore in a series of steps, which often requires drilling upward.
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rock drill
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