About The Word Lode
Learn about the word Lode to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Lode definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Lode
| Lode Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Lode?
[n] a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lode: load Related Terms | Find terms related to Lode: bonanza | chimney | chute | cornucopia | country rock | deposit | dike | Eldorado | font | fount | fountain | gangue | Golconda | gold mine | gravy train | lodestuff | matrix | mine | mine of wealth | mineral deposit | mother lode | ore bed | pay dirt | quarry | resource | rich lode | rich uncle | shoot | source | source of supply | spring | staple | stock | vein | well | wellspring See Also | alluviation | champion lode | deposit | mother lode | sedimentation Lode In Webster's Dictionary \Lode\, n. [AS. l[=a]d way, journey, fr. l[=i][eth]an to
go. See {Lead} to guide, and cf. {Load} a burden.]
1. A water course or way; a reach of water.
Down that long, dark lode . . . he and his brother
skated home in triumph. --C. Kingsley.
2. (Mining) A metallic vein; any regular vein or course,
whether metallic or not.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Order polypodiales ‐ true…
- Honshu ‐ the largest of the four main islands of Japan; between the Sea…
- Swan's-down ‐ down of the swan [n] soft woolen fabric used especially for baby…
- Printing process ‐ reproduction by applying ink to paper as for…
- Everlasting ‐ any of various plants of various genera of the family Compositae…
- Chiasmatic ‐ (anatomy) of or relating…
- Picea orientalis ‐ evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental…
- Atonic ‐ used of syllables; "an atonic syllable carries no stress" [adj]…
- Classified ‐ arranged into classes [adj] official classification of information…
- Giovanni cabato ‐ Italian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that…