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Adjective: strip-mined
  1. Mined near the earth's surface by stripping
Verb: strip mine (strip mined,strip mining,strip mines)  strip mIn
  1. (mining) extract (ore) from a strip-mine
    - surface mine, surface-mine

See also: mined

Type of: mine

Encyclopedia: Strip mine