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STRIP MINING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does strip mining mean?
• STRIP MINING (noun)
The noun STRIP MINING has 1 sense:
1. the mining of ore or coal from an open mine
Familiarity information: STRIP MINING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The mining of ore or coal from an open mine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
opencast mining; strip mining
Hypernyms ("strip mining" is a kind of...):
excavation; mining (the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth)
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