hard-rock tunnel boring

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hard-rock tunnel boring [′härd ¦räk ′tən·əl ‚bȯr·iŋ]

(mining engineering)

A tunneling method utilizing a mole to cut out 7-foot-diameter (2.1-meter) drifts in hard rock at an average rate of 5 feet (1.5 meters) per hour.

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