UNDERCUTTER

Domain	Definition
Mining	A. In salt mining, an electrically driven machine somewhat like a gigantic chain saw. It has a long, thin horizontal bar, about which revolves an endless chain with cutting bits. The most common type is an adaptation of the shortwall coal cutter, a drag-type machine with continuous pick-filled chains to cut at the floor or bottom of the seam. It can make a rapid, continuous cut across the entire width of the face. (references)
Occupations	Operates self-propelled machine to saw channel along working face of coal, salt, or other nonmetal mine to facilitate blasting: Drives unit into working area on tracks or crawler treads. Starts endless chain equipped with teeth that travel around edge of cutter bar and cut into working face. Moves levers to advance cutter bar into face and across bottom or down side of face to complete horizontal or vertical cut. May adjust and repair machine and replace dull teeth, using wrench and pry bar. May shovel debris from channel to facilitate blasting. May cut entries between rooms and haulageways and be designated Entry-Driver Operator (mine & quarry). May cut slots along working face of salt mine deposits and be designated Side-Shearing-Machine Operator (chemical). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Frequency of Internet Keywords: UNDERCUTTER

Anagrams: UNDERCUTTER

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-n-r-r-t-t-u-u"
	-2 letters: decurrent.
	-3 letters: curetted, nurtured, returned, turreted, undercut.
	-4 letters: centred, credent, curette, current, denture, eructed, nurture, reducer, retuned, reutter, tenured, uncured, untruer, uttered, utterer.
	-5 letters: center, centre, cruder, curred, curter, cutter, decent, decern, detect, detent, endure, enured, netted, netter, neuter, nutted, nutter, recent, reduce, render, rented, renter, retted, retune, return, rutted, tender, tenrec, tented, tenter.
	Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-n-r-r-t-t-u-u"
	+4 letters: unreconstructed.
	+5 letters: ultracentrifuged.
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