spoil bank

noun

a bank of excavated refuse or waste earth, as of shale from surface coal mining.

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Nearby words

spodogenous, spodosol, spodumene, spohr, spoil, spoil bank, spoil for, spoil ground, spoilage, spoiled priest, spoiler

Origin of spoil bank

First recorded in 1820–30

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