Highwall is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Highwall in a sentence
Highwall meaning
The unexcavated face of exposed overburden and coal in a surface mine.
Using Highwall
- The main meaning on this page is: The unexcavated face of exposed overburden and coal in a surface mine.
- In the example corpus, highwall often appears in combinations such as: highwall mining, highwall miner.
Context around Highwall
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Highwall
- In this selection, "highwall" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 34.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mega, caterpillar, mining, mining and miner stand out and add context to how "highwall" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a second highwall miner unit and contractor mega highwall mining llc. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "highwall" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with highwall
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Highwall mining Caterpillar Highwall Miner HW300 - Technology Bridging Underground and Open Pit Mining Highwall mining is another form of surface mining that evolved from auger mining. (26 words)
Bens Creek Group PLC said Friday that it has amended an agreement with the highwall mining contractor Mega Highwall Mining LLC, to confirm the provision and delivery of a second highwall miner unit by the end of January. (38 words)
Highwall mining can produce thousands of tons of coal in contour-strip operations with narrow benches, previously mined areas, trench mine applications and steep-dip seams with controlled water-inflow pump system and/or a gas (inert) venting system. (39 words)
Highwall mining can produce thousands of tons of coal in contour-strip operations with narrow benches, previously mined areas, trench mine applications and steep-dip seams with controlled water-inflow pump system and/or a gas (inert) venting system. (39 words)
Bens Creek Group PLC said Friday that it has amended an agreement with the highwall mining contractor Mega Highwall Mining LLC, to confirm the provision and delivery of a second highwall miner unit by the end of January. (38 words)
Highwall mining Caterpillar Highwall Miner HW300 - Technology Bridging Underground and Open Pit Mining Highwall mining is another form of surface mining that evolved from auger mining. (26 words)
Example sentences (3)
Bens Creek Group PLC said Friday that it has amended an agreement with the highwall mining contractor Mega Highwall Mining LLC, to confirm the provision and delivery of a second highwall miner unit by the end of January.
Highwall mining Caterpillar Highwall Miner HW300 - Technology Bridging Underground and Open Pit Mining Highwall mining is another form of surface mining that evolved from auger mining.
Highwall mining can produce thousands of tons of coal in contour-strip operations with narrow benches, previously mined areas, trench mine applications and steep-dip seams with controlled water-inflow pump system and/or a gas (inert) venting system.
Common combinations with highwall
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: