strip-mine

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English - Turkish

Definition of strip-mine in English Turkish dictionary

mine strip
(Askeri) MAYIN KUŞAĞI: Kara mayın harbinde, birbirinden altı metre veya altı adım farkla, aynı zamanda döşenmiş paralel iki mayın sırası. Ayrıca bakınız: "mine row (land mine warfare) "
mine strip
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mine strip
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strip mine
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English - English
To mine by creating a strip mine, usually for coal or tar sands

The decision to strip-mine was opposed by environmentalists.

Alternative spelling of strip mine
A mine where the material above the ore is removed (stripped) to expose it for removal and use
A strip mine is a mine in which the coal, metal, or mineral is near the surface, and so underground passages are not needed. An open mine, especially a coal mine, whose seams or outcrops run close to ground level and are exposed by the removal of topsoil and overburden. a very large hole that is made in the ground to remove metal, coal etc from the earth British Equivalent: opencast mining
an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface
an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface extract (ore) from a strip-mine
extract (ore) from a strip-mine