ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Surfaceman

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Surfaceman is a noun meaning (mining) A miner who works in the open air, rather than underground.

Meaning

(mining) A miner who works in the open air, rather than underground.

More Meanings

  1. (Scotland) A platelayer; one who maintains a railway track.

Example Sentences

To this I might have paid less heed but for its disquieting confirmation on a later day at a psychic parlour in Edgware Road. Proceeding there in company with my eldest brother-in-law, a plate-layer and surfaceman on the Northern.

Word Forms

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