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drop-bottom car
A mine car so constructed that all the haulage motor has to do is to pull the loaded trip across the dump. A trigger trips the flaps in the bottom of the car, allowing the coal to drop out, and a second one closes the flaps as the car leaves the dump.
- Parte del discurso: noun
- Industria/ámbito: Minería
- Categoría: Minería general; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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