strip-mine


strip-mine

(strĭp′mīn′)v. strip-mined, strip-min·ing, strip-mines v.tr.1. To mine (ore) from a strip mine.2. To subject to strip mining: strip-mined the land.v.intr. To engage in strip mining.
strip miner n.

strip′-mine`



v.t., v.i. -mined, -min•ing. to excavate by open-cut methods. [1925–30] strip′ mine`, n.