open-cut

[ oh-puh n-kuht ]
/ ˈoʊ pənˌkʌt /

adjective Mining.

noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat-lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches.

Origin of open-cut

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby open-cut

open-and-shut, open-angle glaucoma, open-carry, open-cast, open-concept, open-cut, open-cut mining, open-end, open-end investment company, open-end mortgage, open-ended

British Dictionary definitions for open cut

open cut

noun

civil engineering an excavation made in the open rather than in a tunnel See cut-and-cover