mining has definitions from the fields of economics,mining,business,military
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[ noun ] (economics,mining,business) the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

Synonyms

excavation

Used in print

(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)

At any cost , he must leave the dreary Pennsylvania mining town where his father was a pharmacist .

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[ noun ] (military) laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment

Synonyms

minelaying

Related terms

defense mine

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