Search Result for "strip mine":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface;


VERB (1)

1. extract (ore) from a strip-mine;
[syn: strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

strip mine
    n 1: an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close
         to the surface
    v 1: extract (ore) from a strip-mine [syn: strip mine,
         surface mine, surface-mine]