Oxford Dictionary English strip mining nounnoun BrE BrE//ˈstrɪp maɪnɪŋ// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈstrɪp maɪnɪŋ// [uncountable] (North American English) Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa type of mining in which coal is taken out of the ground near the surface see also opencastSee strip mining in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: strip mining oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
