"spoil heap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spoil heaps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spoil heap (plural spoil heaps)
  1. A heap formed of spoil (material discarded during mining or excavation). Synonyms: spoil tip, slag heap, boney pile, gob pile, culm bank
    Sense id: en-spoil_heap-en-noun-GAhLdXdF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. The place where spoil is dumped.
    Sense id: en-spoil_heap-en-noun-ktDgFBxb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

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