mining

Noun
  1. The act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth (synset 100924141)
    associated with:
    • bore, bore-hole, drill hole - a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes
    • drift, gallery, heading - a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
    • fathom, fthm - (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
    • rag - break into lumps before sorting
    • hush - run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals
    • hush - wash by removing particles
    • mine - get from the earth by excavation
    • strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine - extract (ore) from a strip-mine
    • drive - excavate horizontally
    • extract - separate (a metal) from an ore
    • opencast, opencut - (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface
    is a type of: production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale
    subtypes:
    same as: excavation
  2. Laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment (synset 100964073)
    is a type of: defence, defense, defensive measure - (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
    same as: minelaying

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