HyperDic: opencast

English > 1 sense of the word opencast:
ADJECTIVEallopencast, opencut(of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface
English > opencast: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning(of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface.
Example"opencast mining"
Synonymopencut
Categorymining, excavationThe act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
BroadersurfaceOn the surface

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