Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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strip mine | Yes | No | Yes | No |
excavation | Yes | No | No | No |
strip mine (noun) | excavation (noun) |
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an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface | the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth |
the act of digging | |
a hole in the ground made by excavating | |
the site of an archeological exploration |
strip mine (verb) | excavation (verb) |
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extract (ore) from a strip-mine |