open-cut

[ oh-puh n-kuht ]

/ ˈoʊ pənˌkʌt /

adjective Mining.

noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat-lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches.

Nearby words

open-and-shut, open-angle glaucoma, open-carry, open-cast, open-concept, open-cut, open-cut mining, open-door, open-end, open-end investment company, open-end mortgage

Origin of open-cut

First recorded in 1880–85

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British Dictionary definitions for open cut

open cut

noun

civil engineering an excavation made in the open rather than in a tunnelSee cut-and-cover

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