strip-mine

[ strip-mahyn ]

/ ˈstrɪpˌmaɪn /

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verb (used with or without object), strip-mined, strip-min·ing.

to excavate by open-cut methods.

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Also strip.

Origin of strip-mine

First recorded in 1925–30

OTHER WORDS FROM strip-mine

strip mine, noun

Words nearby strip-mine

strip lighting, stripling, strip mall, strip map, strip mill, strip-mine, strip mining, strip out, strippable, stripped, stripped-down

How to use strip-mine in a sentence

There was a lot of prison fiction from movies and books to mine.
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I gave a reading last week with someone who had taken a class of mine.
Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I wanted to be anonymous, as some of these people were friends of mine.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It reminds me of an uncle of mine who said the London Blitz was irritating.
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I learn by the third day to tell the nurse privately to make mine mostly orange juice.
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We know one thing—the men that killed Rutter are the ones that held us up, and got off with that money of mine.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
And it is small consolation to me to note that most people's minds seem to be no better done than mine.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
When a besieged city suspects a mine, do not the inhabitants dig underground, and meet their enemy at his work?
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
The second cable quotes mine of last night wherein I ask leave to call for the East Lancs.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
And hence the reader can notice the fundamental difference between all other methods and mine.
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Scientific definitions for strip-mine

strip mine

[ strĭp ]

An open mine, especially a coal mine, whose seams or outcrops run close to ground level and are exposed by the removal of overlying soil and rock. Strip mining can extract coal covered by as much as 60 m (200 ft) of rock and soil. If the seams roll through hills instead of lying flat, a series of tiers or contours are used to extract the coal or ore. Strip mining has been criticized for being ecologically destructive and for causing pollution of water resources, as the removed soil and rock are often dumped in lower-lying areas. Mining operators are sometimes required to restore soil and vegetation and to clean up the mining site.