pitmen
Underground coal workers
Pitmen is the plural of pitman, a worker in a coal mine or other pit.
The term is chiefly British and historical, associated with the coal-mining regions of northern England and Scotland: The pitmen descended at dawn and didn't see daylight until evening.
In machinery, a pitman is a connecting rod that converts rotary to reciprocating motion.
Combustible sedimentary rock
- anthraciteHighest-grade coal variety
- bituminousContaining natural tar
- ligniteLow-rank sedimentary fuel
- seamJoined fabric edge
face · hewer · collier · pithead · winding · cage · lamp · Davy lamp
Joining into one
- strikeForceful impact or stoppage
- lockoutEmployer-imposed work stoppage
- wagesPayment for work
- shiftsMoves or work periods
solidarity · lodge · checkoff · welfare · compensation · nationalization · hewers · putters
Thing preserving remembrance
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- Davy lampGauze-screened mining light
- brass bandHorn and percussion ensemble
- mining communitySettlement near excavation site
oral history · working-class · banner · folk song · traditions
Narrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- driftGradual movement, no direction
- aditHorizontal mine opening
stope · roadway · airway · ventilation · brattice · pillar · prop · timber
Pointed digging implement
- mandrelAxle for machining
- drillHole-boring device
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- loadingAdding weight or cargo
hauling · conveyor · mechanization · shearer · blasting · dynamite · extraction · production
coal
Combustible sedimentary rock
- anthraciteHighest-grade coal variety
- bituminousContaining natural tar
- ligniteLow-rank sedimentary fuel
seam · face · hewer · collier · pithead · winding · cage · lamp · Davy lamp · canary
union
Joining into one
shifts · solidarity · lodge · checkoff · welfare · compensation · nationalization · hewers · putters · trappers
memorial
Thing preserving remembrance
- disasterSudden ruinous event
- Davy lampGauze-screened mining light
- brass bandHorn and percussion ensemble
mining community · oral history · working-class · banner · folk song · traditions
shaft
Narrow vertical passage
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- gallerySpace for displaying artwork
- driftGradual movement, no direction
adit · stope · roadway · airway · ventilation · brattice · pillar · prop · timber · roof
pickaxe
Pointed digging implement
loading · hauling · conveyor · mechanization · shearer · blasting · dynamite · extraction · production · tonnage
- coal industrycoal mining, strip mining, coal cars, anthracite, coal chutes
- mining workersmine workers, colliers, quarrymen, diggers, loaders
pitmenpit bosses
Casino gaming supervisors
coal barons · overseers · deputies · viewers
- Pitman shorthandPhonetic speed-writing system