English Explanatory Dictionary

strip-mine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Alternative spelling of strip mine.

verb

To mine by creating a strip mine, usually for coal or tar sands.
To use up all the resources of something.

Word forms

strip-mine strip-mines strip-mining strip-mined

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