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lode

an ore deposit
Not to be confused with:
load – a burden or cargo
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lode

 (lōd)
n.
1.
a. The metalliferous ore that fills a fissure in a rock formation.
b. A vein of mineral ore deposited between clearly demarcated layers of rock. Also called lead1.
2. A rich source or supply: found a lode of important documents in the archives.
[Middle English, way, load, from Old English lād, way; see leit- in Indo-European roots.]
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lode

(ləʊd)
n
1. (Mining & Quarrying) a deposit of valuable ore occurring between definite limits in the surrounding rock; vein
2. (Mining & Quarrying) a deposit of metallic ore filling a fissure in the surrounding rock
[Old English lād course. Compare load]
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lode

(loʊd)

n.
1. a veinlike deposit, usu. metalliferous.
2. a rich supply or source.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English lād way, course, carrying, c. Old High German leita procession, Old Norse leith way, route. compare load, lade, lead1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.lode - a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rockslode - a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
load
alluviation, deposit, sedimentation - the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
champion lode, mother lode - the main vein of ore in a deposit
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Translations

lode

[ləʊd] N → filón m, veta f
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lode

n → Ader f

lode

:
lodestar
n → Leitstern m, → Polarstern m; (fig) (= person) → Leitbild nt; (= principle) → Leitstern m
lodestone
n → Magnetit m, → Magneteisenstein m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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