The meaning of LODE is waterway.

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]

LODE definition: a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous. See examples of lode used in a sentence.

1 day ago · Noun lode (plural lodes) (obsolete) A way or path; a road. (dialectal) A watercourse. (mining) A vein of metallic ore that lies within definite boundaries, or within a fissure.

Even if he returned to the lode for a month or two, he would travel by well-marked roads, surrounded by some degree of civilized comfort.

Definition of lode noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

When we have squandered our precious lode of ice, they can fall on us like wolves.

lode (loʊd) n. 1. a veinlike deposit, usu. metalliferous. 2. a rich supply or source.

A lode is a vein of metal ore in the earth, typically a significant or rich concentration of a particular mineral. The term also can refer to a deposit of valuable minerals or other geologically valuable …

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, …