chiefly British
: the top of a mining pit or coal shaft
also
: the immediately adjacent ground and buildings
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The iconic image of Shaft XII’s pithead is scattered throughout the city of Essen as an unofficial trademark of the Ruhr region.
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Sara Schonhardt, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2022
Sara Schonhardt, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2022
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“Pithead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pithead. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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