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沿層坑道 (えんそうこうどう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

沿えん層そう坑こう道どう

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Meanings

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drift; driftway

Technical mining term for a horizontal passage following a mineral seam.

沿えん層そう坑こう道どうは石せき炭たん層そうに沿そって掘ほら

れる

。

A drift is dug along the coal seam.

Kanji

沿run alongside, follow along, run along
層stratum, social class, layer
坑pit, hole
道road-way, street, district

Built from

沿えん層そう+坑こう道どう

Etymology

Compound of 沿層 (along the seam) and 坑道 (tunnel/gallery). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with mining terminology.