noun
an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface
• Hypernyms: ↑mine
verb
extract (ore) from a strip-mine
• Syn: ↑surface mine, ↑surface-mine
• Derivationally related forms: ↑strip miner
• Topics: ↑mining, ↑excavation
• Hypernyms: ↑mine
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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Somebody ——s something
Useful english dictionary. 2012.