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sawtooth floor channeling

sawtooth floor channeling

[′sȯ‚tüth ′flȯr ‚chan·əl·iŋ]
(mining engineering)
A method of channeling inclined beds of marble by removing right-angle blocks in succession from the various beds, thus giving the floor a zigzag or sawtooth appearance.
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