spoil bank

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of spoil bank

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

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spoil bank

The forms where the men had lain in the soft black muck behind the spoil bank were still sharply defined.

From The Plunderer by Oyen, Henry

I dunno where you got it, o’ course; but if it came from the spoil bank of that old mine, it just proves what I thought.”

From Sappers and Miners The Flood beneath the Sea by Hurst, Hal

In both instances the material was deposited at a distance of 1640 ft. from the river, the spoil bank varying in depth from 2 to 7 metres.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

Bare feet came drumming down the dirt of the spoil bank.

From The Plunderer by Oyen, Henry

The leader who had crawled upon the spoil bank fired again and missed.

From The Plunderer by Oyen, Henry