ROOM BOSS

  

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ROOM BOSS

Specialty Definition: ROOM BOSS

DomainDefinition

Mining

In bituminous coal mining, a miner who inspects the working face in working places (rooms) to determine whether mining operations are being carried on properly and safety regulations are being observed. Also calledwall boss. (references)

Occupations

Supervises and coordinates activities of workers engaged in underground, surface, or pit mining in specified section of mine: Coordinates activities, such as timbering, roof bolting, track-laying, undercutting, drilling, blasting, loading, and conveying of coal, ore, or rock. Examines malfunctioning equipment and orders transfer of faulty unit to surface shop or orders repair at work site. Inspects section for hazards, such as gas, falling rock, squeezes, and poor ventilation, using devices, such as safety lamps, anemometer, and crowbar. Maintains records of production, area mined, and location of personnel and equipment. Orders and distributes supplies, such as bits, wire, machine parts, bulbs, and chalk. May evaluate ore in precious-metal mine and be designated Specimen Boss (mine & quarry). May be designated according to specific equipment used as Auger Supervisor (mine & quarry). Performs other duties as described under SUPERVISOR (any industry) Master Title. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: ROOM BOSS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "b-m-o-o-o-r-s-s"

-2 letters: bosoms, bromos, brooms.

-3 letters: booms, boors, bosom, bromo, broom, broos, moors, mosso, rooms, sorbs.

-4 letters: boom, boor, boos, boss, broo, bros, mobs, moor, moos, mors, moss, orbs, robs, roms, room, sobs, sorb.

-5 letters: boo, bos, bro, mob, moo, mor, mos, oms, orb, ors, rob, rom, sob, som, sos.

 Words containing the letters "b-m-o-o-o-r-s-s"
 

+3 letters: smoothbores.

 

+5 letters: polyribosomes.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: ROOM BOSS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

52 4F 4F 4D      42 4F 53 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010010 01001111 01001111 01001101 00100000 01000010 01001111 01010011 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#82 &#79 &#79 &#77 &#32 &#66 &#79 &#83 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0052 004F 004F 004D      0042 004F 0053 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

52494947236495353

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