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mine - excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted |
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excavation the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
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colliery,
pit a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
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adit a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine
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coalpit,
coal mine a mine where coal is dug from the ground
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copper mine a mine where copper is dug from the ground
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goldmine,
gold mine a mine where gold ore is found
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mineshaft excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine
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salt mine a mine where salt is dug
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shaft a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
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silver mine a mine where silver ore is dug
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strip mine an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface
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sulfur mine,
sulphur mine a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground
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mine - explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel |
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explosive device device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy
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floating mine,
marine mine an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it
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booby trap,
ground-emplaced mine,
land mine an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
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mine - get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals" |
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cut into,
delve,
dig,
turn over turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
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exploit,
tap use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
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excavation,
mining the act of digging; "there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton"
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strip mine,
surface-mine,
surface mine extract (ore) from a strip-mine
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mine - lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia" |
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reenforce,
reinforce make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"
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countermine destroy enemy mines with one's own mines; "We countermined the banks of the river"
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