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 gunman was running for dear life down the spoil bank.

From The Plunderer by Henry Oyen

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 Hal Hurst

Roger selected a high spoil bank near the center of the muck land as his post.

From The Plunderer by Henry Oyen

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

From The Plunderer by Henry Oyen

The fight had raged down the spoil bank, and he glanced around and saw the leader clawing his way up the bank.

From The Plunderer by Henry Oyen