An open deep hole or excavation made in digging for a mineral deposit. Frequently with modifying word.
| 单词 | θ211969 |
| 释义 | society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > [noun] (22) piteOE An open deep hole or excavation made in digging for a mineral deposit. Frequently with modifying word. delfOE A quarry or mine; esp. (in later use) a small quarry. In later use chiefly English regional (northern). Klondike1897 A mine or quarry of valuable material. Subcategories:— clay (5) — salt or brine (4) — bitumen (2) — turf (1) — sand (1) — other materials (3) — any place from which stones can be obtained (1) — excavation formed by removal of materials (2) |
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