n. (Mining) The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins, by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; -- also called booming and hydraulic mining. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]
[ちゅうしんぐら, chuushingura](n) (See 浄瑠璃) performance or narrative based on the story of the Forty-seven Ronin (esp. the Kanadehon Chushingura, an epic puppet play first performed in 1748)#12314[Add to Longdo]