man engine
Pronunciation: /ˈmæn‿ˌɛnd͡ʒɪn/
The English word “man engine” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A mechanical lift for raising and lowering people through considerable distances; specifically (mining), a device by which miners ascend or descend in a shaft, consisting of a series of landings or sollars in the shaft and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod which has an up and down motion equal to the distance between the successive landings. A person steps from a landing to a shelf and…
Etymology
From man (noun) + engine (noun), referring to an engine for raising or lowering people.
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