upcast

[ uhp-kast, -kahst ]
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noun
  1. an act of casting upward.

  2. the state of being cast upward.

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

  2. a shaft or passage up which air passes, as from a mine (opposed to downcast).

adjective
  1. cast up; directed or thrown upward: The child looked at her father with upcast eyes.

verb (used with object),up·cast, up·cast·ing.
  1. to cast up or upward.

Origin of upcast

1
1300–50; Middle English upcasten (v.). See up-, cast

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How to use upcast in a sentence

  • I should require to know the temperature of the shafts respectively, and the height of the upcast shaft.

    Facing Death | G. A. Henty
  • The upcast reflection of a lamp and shade, an inconstant series of concentric circles of varying gradations of light and shadow.

    Ulysses | James Joyce
  • The fire should be kept as thin and bright as possible, to reduce the amount of smoke in the upcast.

  • Hideous under the pale rays lay the two dead men, their glazed eyes upcast to the peace of the blue heavens.

  • As soon as this cry was upcast, to the hall came clerks out of Chaldea, witches and diviners, sorcerers and exorcists.

British Dictionary definitions for upcast

upcast

/ (ˈʌpˌkɑːst) /


noun
  1. material cast or thrown up

  2. a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine: Compare downcast (def. 3)

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

adjective
  1. directed or thrown upwards

verb-casts, -casting or -cast
  1. (tr) to throw or cast up

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