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open-cast

open-cast is the alternative form of opencast.

Meaning of opencast

Adjective

opencast (not comparable)

  1. (UK) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed
    • Britain's leading green commentator, George Monbiot, gives the head of the Campaign to Protect Rural England an unforgettable grilling, asking why the countryside watchdog opposes windfarms - but not opencast coal mines2009 January 7, Ian Traynor, “Europe's plan for alternative pipeline faces big problems”, in The Guardian

Questions about open-cast

What is open-cast the alternative form of?
Open-cast is the alternative form of opencast.

Words near open-cast in the dictionary

  1. open-breasted
  2. open-carried
  3. open-carries
  4. open-carry
  5. open-carrying
  6. open-cast
  7. open-chain
  8. open-closed principle
  9. open-collar
  10. open-concept
  11. open-door

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