F fabgod New Member french Hi everybody, I would like to know the meaning of this sentence : "a pit face rock". Thanks a lot
👁 SteveD SteveD Senior Member Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium British English "A pit" = a mine (coal etc) "Pit face" = the the wall of the mine which is being worked on. Please give a complete sentence and any context you have.
"A pit" = a mine (coal etc) "Pit face" = the the wall of the mine which is being worked on. Please give a complete sentence and any context you have.
F fabgod New Member french the whole sentence is "the pit face rock provides a favourable biotope for the eagle-owl." Thanks
👁 SteveD SteveD Senior Member Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium British English I am guessing that eagle-owls do not live in mines so maybe their habitat is being described as resembling a pit face. I am visualising "pit face" as being in an underground mine, but it could also mean the face of an open mine or maybe they live in a place like this: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/minerals/guide/chapter5/mica-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/minerals/guide/chapter5/mica-1.htm&usg=__0YBM-v0zqi5u9jQr04NiEZ6YsBc=&h=525&w=700&sz=59&hl=EN&start=17&tbnid=mLwnHZUd9knd9M:&tbnh=105&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpit%2Bface%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3DEN%26sa%3DG
I am guessing that eagle-owls do not live in mines so maybe their habitat is being described as resembling a pit face. I am visualising "pit face" as being in an underground mine, but it could also mean the face of an open mine or maybe they live in a place like this: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/minerals/guide/chapter5/mica-1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.maine.gov/doc/nrimc/mgs/explore/minerals/guide/chapter5/mica-1.htm&usg=__0YBM-v0zqi5u9jQr04NiEZ6YsBc=&h=525&w=700&sz=59&hl=EN&start=17&tbnid=mLwnHZUd9knd9M:&tbnh=105&tbnw=140&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpit%2Bface%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3DEN%26sa%3DG
