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open-pit

[ oh-puhn-pit ]
/ ˈoʊ pənˌpɪt /

adjective Mining.

noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.

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Origin of open-pit

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby open-pit

openness, open one's eyes, open one's heart to, open one's mouth, open order, open-pit, open plan, open pneumothorax, open policy, open-pollinated, open position
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Example sentences from the Web for open-pit

  • The cableway is so economical in its working that it has greatly advanced the process of "open-pit" mining.

    The Romance of Modern Mechanism|Archibald Williams