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LODE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lode mean?
• LODE (noun)
The noun LODE has 1 sense:
1. a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
Familiarity information: LODE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Synonyms:
load; lode
Hypernyms ("lode" is a kind of...):
alluviation; deposit; sedimentation (the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lode"):
champion lode; mother lode (the main vein of ore in a deposit)
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