English Dictionary

surfaceman

名詞

スコットランド英語

(mining) A miner who works in the open air, rather than underground. / (Scotland) A platelayer; one who maintains a railway track.

日本語の意味

（鉱業）地下ではなく地上で採掘する鉱夫、つまり露天採掘の労働者 / （スコットランド）鉄道線路の保守作業員、つまり線路の維持管理を行う作業員

At dawn the surfaceman checked the heavy equipment before the day's shift at the open-pit mine.

夜明けに露天掘りの鉱夫は、その日の交代勤務の前に重機を点検した。

意味（1）

(mining) A miner who works in the open air, rather than underground.

意味（2）

(Scotland) A platelayer; one who maintains a railway track.

To this I might have paid less heed but for its disquieting confirmation on a later day at a psychic parlour in Edgware Road. Proceeding there in company with my eldest brother-in-law, a plate-layer and surfaceman on the Northern.

surfacemen （ plural ）