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- DictionaryLode/lōd/
noun
- 1. a vein of metal ore in the earth: "the tin oxide was very thinly scattered within the lode"
noun. ˈlōd. 1. dialectal, England : waterway. 2. : an ore deposit. 3. : something that resembles a lode : an abundant store. Examples of lode in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Today, Dahlonega stakes its claim on a rich lode of architecture and history, hiking trails, fall festivals, vineyard tours, and family fun.
noun. a deposit of valuable ore occurring between definite limits in the surrounding rock; vein. a deposit of metallic ore filling a fissure in the surrounding rock.
In geology, a lode is a deposit of metalliferous ore that fills or is embedded in a fracture (or crack) in a rock formation or a vein of ore that is deposited or embedded between layers of rock. [1]
They sound exactly the same, but while load means a big pile of something, lode means that something’s original source. It usually refers to valuable metals, but you can find a lode of anything, like the lollipop lode at a candy factory or a lode of laughter at a comedy show.
LODE definition: 1. a layer of metal in its natural form as ore in the ground 2. a layer of metal in its natural…. Learn more.
Lode Definition. Any flat deposit of valuable ore separated from the adjoining rock by definite boundaries. A vein containing important quantities of metallic ore and filling a well-defined fissure in the rock. Any abundant or rich source. (dialectal) A watercourse.
a vein containing important quantities of metallic ore and filling a well-defined fissure in the rock. 2. any flat deposit of valuable ore separated from the adjoining rock by definite boundaries. 3. any abundant or rich source.
