mine
Noun
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is a type of: excavation - a hole in the ground made by excavatingsubtypes:
- coal mine, coalpit - a mine where coal is dug from the ground
- copper mine - a mine where copper is dug from the ground
- gold mine, goldmine - a mine where gold ore is found
- salt mine - a mine where salt is dug
- silver mine - a mine where silver ore is dug
- strip mine - an open mine (usually for coal) where the seams run close to the surface
- sulfur mine, sulphur mine - a mine where sulphur is dug from the ground
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is a type of: explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energysubtypes:
- floating mine, marine mine - an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it
- booby trap, ground-emplaced mine, land mine - an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
Verb
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referred to in: excavation, mining - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
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subtypes: countermine - destroy enemy mines with one's own mines
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