| NOUN | artifact | strip mine | an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface |
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| VERB | consumption | strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine | extract (ore) from a strip-mine |
| Meaning | An open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface. | |
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| Broader | mine | excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted |
| Verbs | strip mine | extract (ore) from a strip-mine |
| Meaning | extract (ore) from a strip-mine . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | surface mine, surface-mine | |
| Category | mining, excavation | The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth |
| Broader | mine | Get from the earth by excavation |
| Nouns | strip mine | an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface |
| strip miner | a miner who does strip mining | |
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