pithead

English

Etymology

pit +‎ head

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɪtˈhɛd/

Noun

pithead (plural pitheads)

The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine.
- 1962 September, “Remodelling of Basford Hall Yard, Crewe”, in Modern Railways, page 189:
  Since the war there has been a reallocation of output from pitheads in the North Staffordshire coalfield, resulting in a flow of coal northwards; [...].
A hoverfly of the genus Pipiza.

Alternative forms

(sense 1) pit head

References

“pithead”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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