winze

1 of 2

noun (1)

: a steeply inclined passageway in a mine

winze

2 of 2

noun (2)

Scotland
: curse

Examples of winze in a Sentence

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Noun
In 1968 and 1969, the U.S. Bureau of Mines borrowed the tunnel and tested some blasting and drilling techniques in a gently sloping side channel called a winze. Madeline Ostrander, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 May 2020

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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

alteration of earlier winds, probably from plural of wind entry 4

Noun (2)

probably from Dutch wens wish

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1757, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1785, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of winze was in 1757

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“Winze.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winze. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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