pithead

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pit·head | \ ˈpit-ˌhed

Definition of pithead

chiefly British

: the top of a mining pit or coal shaft also : the immediately adjacent ground and buildings

Examples of pithead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The iconic image of Shaft XII’s pithead is scattered throughout the city of Essen as an unofficial trademark of the Ruhr region. — Sara Schonhardt, Scientific American, 4 Jan. 2022

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