Longman Dictionary English From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Earth sciences, Industrystrip mineˈstrip mine noun [countable] American EnglishHETI a very large hole that is made in the ground to remove metal, coal etc from the earth SYN opencast British English —strip-mine verb [intransitive, transitive] —strip mining noun [uncountable] ldoceonline.com
