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Opencast

🔄 Synonyms of "Opencast"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
stripnoun	(countable) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
opencut	(of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface
surfacenoun	The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Opencast"

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Word	Definition
stripnoun	(countable) A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area.
surfacenoun	The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
opencut	(of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface
open-air	Located or taking place outdoors.
open	(usually not comparable) Physically unobstructed, uncovered, etc.
open-pit	—
open-cast	Alternative form of opencast. [(chiefly British) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed]
cut-and-cover	(construction) A method of building tunnels just below the surface by excavating a large trench, constructing the tunnel and then covering it with soil.
mullocky	Of rock: crushed or broken; resembling mining waste.
effodient	(archaic, rare) involving digging up.
slash and burnnoun	A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.
slash-and-burnnoun	Alternative spelling of slash and burn. [A technique in agriculture where plant matter is roughly cut down and then burned over to prepare fields for the next crop.]
trenchingnoun	The excavation of a trench.
metalled	(UK, of a road) Surfaced, tarred, covered in stone or crushed rock (usually tar-coated).
beachcast	Cast up onto a beach.
strippedverb	Having undergone stripping; laid bare.
rasantenoun	(military, historical) Sweeping; grazing; applied to a style of fortification in which the command of the works over each other, and over the country, is kept very low, so that the shot may more effectually sweep or graze the ground before them
earthmovingnoun	The removal of large quantities of soil, e.g. from a construction site.
superficial	Appearing to be true or real only until examined more closely.
grade grubbingnoun	(US, slang, derogatory) The practice of students (especially those in college) attempting to negotiate or suck up for better grades.