strip-mine

[ strip-mahyn ]
/ ˈstrɪpˌmaɪn /

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 out, strip planting, strip poker, strip search, strip steak, strip-mine, strip-search, stripe, stripe rust, stripe smut, striped
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