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stope /stōp/
noun
An excavation in the form of steps made by the mining of ore from steeply inclined or vertical veins. A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps. A mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.
transitive verb
To remove (ore) from or mine by means of a stope. To excavate in the form of stopes. To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore has been worked out.
past participle
Stepped; gone; advanced.
Similar: stepped gone advanced