Open-cast
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Open-cast is an adjective meaning Alternative form of opencast.
Meaning
Alternative form of opencast.
Example Sentences
Open-cast mining began in the area early in the sixteenth century, and there were numerous unsuccessful attempts to work the deposits, notably those by the Countess of Sutherland in 1598, and John Williams, the geologist, in 1764.
Altogether there were said to be some 70 construction projects for coal mines, power stations, petroleum refineries, and oil wells in 1953. Of these probably the most important were the two open-cast coal mines at Fou-hsin which resumed production in 1953.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include opencast, superficial, pre-mine, unplowed, etched, oversite.
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