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English noun: mining | |||
| 1. | mining (act) the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth | ||
| Synonyms | excavation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | production | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | opencast mining, placer mining, strip mining | ||
| Domain category members | bore, bore-hole, drift, drill hole, drive, extract, fathom, fthm, gallery, heading, hush, hush, mine, opencast, opencut, rag, strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine | ||
| 2. | mining (act) laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment | ||
| Synonyms | minelaying | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defence, defense, defensive measure | ||
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