strip mine
noun 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.
verb strip-mined,
strip-min·ing,
strip-mines verb, transitive- To mine (ore) from a strip mine.
- To subject to strip mining: strip-mined the land.
verb, intransitive To engage in strip mining.
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