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
Example sentences from the Web for open-cut
A 15-ton Bay City locomotive crane was also used along part of the open-cut work on 32d Street.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 |James H. Brace and Francis MasonThe material above the rock in the open-cut sections was mostly sand.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 |James H. Brace and Francis MasonOpen-cut excavation was started by planking over the street on stringers resting on transverse 12 by 12-in.
Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 |James H. Brace and Francis MasonNo shafts or tunnels are necessary except for exploration; the mining consists entirely in open-cut and terrace work.