bal

Definition

The surface of a mine.

Example Sentences

• "The surface of the mine is called the bal, and every level and shaft has a name."
• "Penny arrived dressed for the day as a bal-maiden and told us all about the delights of a surface worker's life at a mine in Pendeen days, which was, she told us, what a bal-maiden did."
• ""Oo will do un, maister?" asked Jim. "The bal authorities," said Hunt."