upcast
IPA: ˈʌpkæst
noun
- (bowling) A cast; a throw.
- (mining) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine.
- (mining) A current of air passed along such a shaft.
- (Scotland) An upset, as from a carriage.
- (Scotland) A taunt; a reproach.
- (computing) A cast from subtype to supertype.
- A message transmitted via upcasting.
verb
- (transitive, obsolete) To cast or throw up; to turn upward.
- (transitive, Scotland) To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
- (transitive, computing) To cast from subtype to supertype.
- To broadcast a message or data to aircraft or satellites, especially via radio waves; as opposed to uplinking to a specific satellite or aircraft
adjective
- Cast up; thrown upward.
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Examples of "upcast" in Sentences
- Finally, in 1919, work commenced on deepening the upcast shaft.
- Maintenance. upbraid v. To reproach as deserving blame. upcast n.
- One section was reserved for upcast ventilation provided by a furnace.
- Finally, in 1919, work commenced on deepening the upcast shaft. 1921 1938.
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