| English noun: mining | 
| 1. | mining (act) the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth | 
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 | Synonyms | excavation | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | production | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | opencast mining, placer mining, strip mining | 
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 | 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 | 
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| 2. | mining (act) laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment | 
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 | Synonyms | minelaying | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | defence, defense, defensive measure | 
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