open-cut
[ oh-puhn-kuht ]
/ ˈoʊ pənˌkʌt /
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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.
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Origin of open-cut
First recorded in 1880–85
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British Dictionary definitions for open-cut
open cut
noun
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