"open-pit mine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: open-pit mines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} open-pit mine (plural open-pit mines)
  1. A type of mine where rock or minerals are extracted from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow. Wikipedia link: open-pit mine Synonyms: opencast mine, open-cut mine Translations (mine with an open pit or burrow): avolouhos (Finnish), Tagebau [masculine] (German), 노천광 (nocheon'gwang) (alt: 露天鑛) (Korean), mina a tajo abierto [feminine] (Spanish), dagbrott [neuter] (Swedish), mwynglawdd agored (Welsh), mwynglawdd brig (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-open-pit_mine-en-noun-Zt4oG1Zv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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