strip mining

noun
🔊/ˈstrɪp maɪnɪŋ/
🔊/ˈstrɪp maɪnɪŋ/
[uncountable] (North American English)
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  1. a type of mining in which coal is taken out of the ground near the surface露天开采;露天剥采 see also opencast