OPENCAST

opencast, opencut

(adjective) (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; “opencast mining”; “an opencut iron mine”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

opencast (not comparable)

(chiefly, British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed

Anagrams

• caponets, capstone, patonces, potances

Source: Wiktionary



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