at bank

介词短语

英文释义

介词短语
  1. On the surface; at or around the mine entrance. obsolete
    — This case would, no doubt, excite the attention of all professional men, and they would, he thought, ventilate the flues more extensively than they had done hitherto; but it had staggered him as to whether it was advisable to place the boilers underground or at bank. Unless the pits were very deep, he thought the boilers should be placed at bank, and the steam conveyed underground.

词形变化

at the bank alternative

词源

From at + bank (“ground at the top of a shaft”).
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