забо́й

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nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
face, coal face, working facemining
Шахтёры рабо́тают в забо́е.
The miners work at the coal face.
Mining: the surface where coal or ore is being extracted.
2.
slaughter, slaughteringagriculture
На фе́рме начался́ забо́й скота́.
The slaughter of the livestock has begun on the farm.
Of animals; the act or process of killing livestock.
3.
(rare) backspace key, backspacecomputing
Нажми́ забо́й, что́бы стере́ть бу́кву.
Press backspace to delete the letter.
Colloquial, on a computer keyboard.

Examples

Шахтёры спустились в забой рано утром.
The miners went down to the coal face early in the morning.
Шахтёр взял обушок и пошёл в забой
The miner took his pick and went into the mine working face.
Скот отправили на забой.
The livestock was sent to slaughter.
В забое было душно и темно.
It was stuffy and dark at the coal face.