floor cut

floor cut

[′flōr ‚kət]
(mining engineering)
A machine-made cut in the floor dirt just below the coal seam.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Stunned locals called police at lunctime yesterday after finding it lying on the floor cut off at the ankle.
The Lunar 100 L Feature name Significance 44 Mersenius Domed floor cut by secondary craters 49 Gruithuisen Delta & Gamma Volcanic domes formed with viscous lavas 62 Rumker Large volcanic dome See Sky & Telescope: April 2004, page 113, or point your Web browser to SkyTonight.com/lunar100.
(Helmer) Gurinder Chadha probably gave me what I deserve: the editing room floor cut!"
Courts, by which the planning for the space needed per courtroom takes into account GSA's space measurement policy related to tenant floor cuts if a courthouse may be designed with courtrooms that have tenant floor cuts.
Thorn says job losses will fall mainly among administration workers, with only about 20 shop floor cuts.