Meaning Of The Word Open pit

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open pit
countable noun: An open pit is a mine where the coal, metal, or minerals are near the surface and underground passages are not needed.

open pit in British English
noun

open-pit in American English
adjective: noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation

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