1
: a mine working in which excavation is performed from the surface compare strip mine
2
: a trench for the passage of a roadway or railway through an obstruction (as a hill)
—distinguished from tunnel
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: with the surface exposed to the air or worked from the exposed surface
an opencut iron mine
a copper mine worked opencut
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“Opencut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opencut. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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