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A type of mine where rock or minerals are extracted from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: opencast mine, open-cut mine
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
avolouhos
— mine with an open pit or burrow
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German:
Tagebau
— mine with an open pit or burrow
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Korean:
노천광
(nocheon'gwang)
— mine with an open pit or burrow
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Spanish:
mina a tajo abierto
— mine with an open pit or burrow
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Swedish:
dagbrott
— mine with an open pit or burrow
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Welsh:
mwynglawdd agored
— mine with an open pit or burrow
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Welsh:
mwynglawdd brig
— mine with an open pit or burrow