English Explanatory Dictionary

open-pit mine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of mine where rock or minerals are extracted from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.

Word forms

open-pit mine open-pit mines

Synonyms

opencast mine open-cut mine

Related words

open-pittable
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