Strip Mine (Verb)
Meaning
Extract (ore) from a strip-mine.
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- The company will strip-mine the entire mountain to extract the remaining coal ore.
- Activists rallied against the proposal to strip-mine the sensitive ecosystem in the national park.
- Government officials warned that the mining operation would strip-mine the land, causing irreversible damage.
- Environmental groups protested the decision to strip-mine the area surrounding the wildlife sanctuary.
- Local residents feared that strip-mining the nearby hills would contaminate their water supply.