单词	opencast
释义	opencasto‧pen‧cast /ˈəʊpənkɑːst $ ˈoʊpənkæst/ adjective [usually before noun] British English Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Among the environmental problems related to coal mining, two are considered here: opencast mining and subsidence damage. Jobs in the opencast sector are at risk from the vendetta against opencast mining conducted by the Labour party. Mr. Walker: In making decisions about opencast coal applications, one must consider carefully both the short-term and long-term environmental implications. Now, all is revealed through Labour's policy decision to ban opencast mining. Social and environmental costs Much has been written on the social and environmental costs of opencast coal. This is mainly opencast coal and even its continuance is in doubt. Young is in urgent need of funds after an unexpected shortfall in reserves at its opencast sites. word sets WORD SETS► Gas/Coal/Oil anthracite, nounblack gold, nounblowout, nounboost, nounbunker, nounbutane, nounCalor gas, nounclinker, nouncoal, nouncoal bunker, nouncoalfield, nouncoal gas, nouncoal hole, nouncoalhouse, nounCoalite, coalman, nouncoal mine, nouncoke, nouncolliery, nouncrude, noundrill, verbdrilling platform, nounflue, nounfossil fuel, noungallery, noungas, noungasholder, noungaslight, noungasman, noungas meter, noungasometer, noungasworks, noungusher, nouninternal combustion engine, nounlead-free, adjectivelignite, nounmethane, nounnatural gas, nounoctane, nounoil, nounoil-bearing, adjectiveoilfield, nounoil-fired, adjectiveoilman, nounoil rig, nounoil slick, nounoil tanker, nounoil well, nounOPEC, nounopencast, adjectiveparaffin, nounpilot light, nounpit pony, nounpremium, nounpropane, nounrig, nounroughneck, nounsolid fuel, nounstrike, nounwell, nounwick, nounwildcat, verb Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► coal · Social and environmental costs Much has been written on the social and environmental costs of opencast coal.· This is mainly opencast coal and even its continuance is in doubt.· Mr. Walker: In making decisions about opencast coal applications, one must consider carefully both the short-term and long-term environmental implications.· We will reverse the present planning presumption in favour of opencast coal mining and give top priority to local people and their environment. ► mining · Among the environmental problems related to coal mining, two are considered here: opencast mining and subsidence damage.· Now, all is revealed through Labour's policy decision to ban opencast mining.· Jobs in the opencast sector are at risk from the vendetta against opencast mining conducted by the Labour party. an opencast mine is one where coal is taken out of holes in the ground near the surface, not from deep under the ground:  opencast mining
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