open-pit

adjective
🔊/ˌəʊpən ˈpɪt/
🔊/ˌəʊpən ˈpɪt/
(North American English)
(British English opencast)
[usually before noun]
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  1. in open-pit mines coal is taken directly out of the ground near the surface, without digging tunnels 露天开采的see also strip mining
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryOpen-pit is used with these nouns:
    • mine
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