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• Tamping — Tamp ing, n. 1. The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting the rock or exploding the mine. [1913 Webster] 2. The material used in tamping. See {Tamp}, v. t …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tamping iron — Tamping Tamp ing, n. 1. The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the purpose of blasting the rock or exploding the mine. [1913 Webster] 2. The material used in tamping. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tamping bar — noun a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.) • Syn: ↑tamp, ↑tamper • Derivationally related forms: ↑tamp (for: ↑tamper), ↑tamp ( …   Useful english dictionary

• tamping — noun ( s) Etymology: from gerund of tamp (I) 1. : the act or an instance of tamping; specifically : the act of filling up a hole preparatory to blasting …   Useful english dictionary

• Tamping — Tamp Tamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tamped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tamping}.] [Cf. F. tamponner to plug or stop. See {Tampion}.] 1. In blasting, to plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to prevent… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tamping — tæmp v. pack down tightly; plug a drilled hole with dirt or other material (in blasting) …   English contemporary dictionary

• tunnels and underground excavations — ▪ engineering Introduction        Great tunnels of the world Great tunnels of the worldhorizontal underground passageway produced by excavation or occasionally by nature s action in dissolving a soluble rock, such as limestone. A vertical opening …   Universalium

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• Phineas Gage — Infobox Person name = Phineas P. Gage image size = 160px caption = Life mask of Phineas Gage, c.1850 birth date = July 9?, 1823 birth place = death date = May 21?, 1860 death place = occupation = Railroad construction spouse = parents = children …   Wikipedia

• Tamper — Tamp er, n. 1. One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is placed. [1913 Webster] 2. An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pack# — pack n *bundle, bunch, package, packet, bale, parcel pack vb Pack, crowd, cram, stuff, ram, tamp are comparable when they mean to fill tightly or cause to fill tightly something which holds a limited amount or presents a limited space. Pack, in… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms