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A mechanical lift for raising or lowering people through considerable distances; specifically (mining) a contrivance by which miners ascend or descend in a shaft. It consists of a series of landings in the shaft and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod which has an up and down motion equal to the distance between the successive landings. A man steps from a landing to a shelf and is lifted or lowered to the next landing, upon which he then steps, and so on, travelling by successive stages.
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man engine
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man engine
Noun
A
mechanical
lift
for
raising
or
lowering
people
through
considerable
distances;
specifically
(mining)
a
contrivance
by
which
miners
ascend
or
descend
in
a
shaft.
It
consists
of
a
series
of
landings
in
the
shaft
and
an
equal
number
of
shelves
on
a
vertical
rod
which
has
an
up
and
down
motion
equal
to
the
distance
between
the
successive
landings.
A
man
steps
from
a
landing
to
a
shelf
and
is
lifted
or
lowered
to
the
next
landing,
upon
which
he
then
steps,
and
so
on,
travelling
by
successive
stages.
Japanese Meaning
鉱山において、坑内で作業員を上下に移動させるための機械式昇降装置。 / 坑道内に設置された、一段ごとに連続的に昇降する構造の昇降機装置。
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A
mechanical
lift
for
raising
or
lowering
people
through
considerable
distances;
specifically
(mining)
a
contrivance
by
which
miners
ascend
or
descend
in
a
shaft.
It
consists
of
a
series
of
landings
in
the
shaft
and
an
equal
number
of
shelves
on
a
vertical
rod
which
has
an
up
and
down
motion
equal
to
the
distance
between
the
successive
landings.
A
man
steps
from
a
landing
to
a
shelf
and
is
lifted
or
lowered
to
the
next
landing,
upon
which
he
then
steps,
and
so
on,
travelling
by
successive
stages.
（ plural ）
