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STRIP MINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("strip mine" is a kind of...):

mine (excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted)

Derivation:

strip mine (extract (ore) from a strip-mine)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extract (ore) from a strip-mine

Synonyms:

strip mine; surface-mine; surface mine

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "strip mine" is one way to...):

mine (get from the earth by excavation)

Domain category:

excavation; mining (the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

strip mine (an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface)

strip miner (a miner who does strip mining)

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