open-pit

[ oh-puh n-pit ]
/ ˈoʊ pənˌpɪt /

adjective Mining.

noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.

Origin of open-pit

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby open-pit

open-jaw, open-line, open-market operations, open-minded, open-mouthed, open-pit, open-plan, open-pollinated, open-reel, open-reel tape, open-shelf

Example sentences from the Web for open-pit

  • The cableway is so economical in its working that it has greatly advanced the process of "open-pit" mining.

    The Romance of Modern Mechanism |Archibald Williams