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drop-bottom cage
A cage so designed that the middle section of the floor drops a few inches when the cage is lifted from the keps. The mine car is thus kept stationary and secure.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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