upcast

up·cast

(ŭp′kăst′)

adj.

Directed or thrown upward: upcast volcanic ash.

1. Something cast upward.

2. A ventilating shaft, as in a mine.

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upcast

(ˈʌpˌkɑːst)

1. material cast or thrown up

2. (Mining & Quarrying) a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine. Compare downcast³

3. (Geological Science) geology (in a fault) the section of strata that has been displaced upwards

adj

directed or thrown upwards

vb, -casts, -casting or -cast

(tr) to throw or cast up

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up•cast

(ˈʌpˌkæst, -ˌkɑst)

n.

1. something cast or thrown up, as soil in digging.

adj.

2. directed or thrown upward.

[1300–50]

upcast

Past participle: upcast
Gerund: upcasting

Imperative
upcast
upcast

Present
I upcast
you upcast
he/she/it upcasts
we upcast
you upcast
they upcast

Preterite
I upcast
you upcast
he/she/it upcast
we upcast
you upcast
they upcast

Present Continuous
I am upcasting
you are upcasting
he/she/it is upcasting
we are upcasting
you are upcasting
they are upcasting

Present Perfect
I have upcast
you have upcast
he/she/it has upcast
we have upcast
you have upcast
they have upcast

Past Continuous
I was upcasting
you were upcasting
he/she/it was upcasting
we were upcasting
you were upcasting
they were upcasting

Past Perfect
I had upcast
you had upcast
he/she/it had upcast
we had upcast
you had upcast
they had upcast

Future
I will upcast
you will upcast
he/she/it will upcast
we will upcast
you will upcast
they will upcast

Future Perfect
I will have upcast
you will have upcast
he/she/it will have upcast
we will have upcast
you will have upcast
they will have upcast

Future Continuous
I will be upcasting
you will be upcasting
he/she/it will be upcasting
we will be upcasting
you will be upcasting
they will be upcasting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been upcasting
you have been upcasting
he/she/it has been upcasting
we have been upcasting
you have been upcasting
they have been upcasting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been upcasting
you will have been upcasting
he/she/it will have been upcasting
we will have been upcasting
you will have been upcasting
they will have been upcasting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been upcasting
you had been upcasting
he/she/it had been upcasting
we had been upcasting
you had been upcasting
they had been upcasting

Conditional
I would upcast
you would upcast
he/she/it would upcast
we would upcast
you would upcast
they would upcast

Past Conditional
I would have upcast
you would have upcast
he/she/it would have upcast
we would have upcast
you would have upcast
they would have upcast

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Noun

upcast - air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine

air duct, air passage, airway - a duct that provides ventilation (as in mines)

Translations

upcast

[ˈʌpkɑːst] N (Min) (also upcast shaft) → pozo m de ventilación

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