opencast
adjective/ˈəʊpənkɑːst/
/ˈəʊpənkæst/
(British English) (North American English open-pit)
[usually before noun]- in opencast mines coal is taken directly out of the ground near the surface, without digging tunnels
- opencast mines/mining
Oxford Collocations DictionaryOpencast is used with these nouns:- coal
- mine
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