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Noun: stope  stowp
  1. (mining) a horizontal working forming one of a series, the working faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps
Verb: stope  stowp
  1. To excavate in the form of stopes

Derived forms: stoping, stopes, stoped

Encyclopedia: Stope

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stop dead
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stopcock
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stoppable
stoppage
stoppage time
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