Strip-mine
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Strip-mine is a noun meaning To mine by creating a strip mine, usually for coal or tar sands.
Meaning
To mine by creating a strip mine, usually for coal or tar sands.
More Meanings
- (figuratively) To use up all the resources of something.
Example Sentences
The decision to strip-mine was opposed by environmentalists.
Since 1945, approximately 4 million acres of land have been strip-mined, of which only 2 million have been revegetated.
This is what success looks like in the creator economy: A group of friends becomes a cast of characters, strip-mines lives and relationships for content and, in the process, turns into a corporation, with payroll to process and liabilities to consider.
Word Forms
- strip-mines
- strip-mining
- strip-mined
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scram, shear, trunk, stockpile, stope, strike.
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