Word of the Day 11 September 2026

skip

A transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock.

Why this one

The same word later attached itself to the builder's waste container above ground, which is how most people meet it now.

In use

We're down to one skip on the hoist till the second one comes back from repair, so haulage is half rate all shift.

Written by our editors to show how the term is used, not a recorded quotation.

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