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Definition of strip mining noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

strip mining

noun

/ˈstrɪp maɪnɪŋ/

/ˈstrɪp maɪnɪŋ/

[uncountable] (North American English)

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a type of mining in which coal is taken out of the ground near the surface see also opencast

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