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opencut

adjective

(of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface

- opencast mining

- an opencut iron mine

• Syn: ↑opencast

• Similar to: ↑surface

• Topics: ↑mining, ↑excavation

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I. \\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun

1. : a mine working in which excavation is performed from the surface — compare strip mine

2. : a trench for the passage of a roadway or railway through an obstruction (as a hill) — distinguished from tunnel

II. adverb (or adjective)

: with the surface exposed to the air or worked from the exposed surface

an opencut iron mine

a copper mine worked opencut

Useful english dictionary. 2012.