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mining |
4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mine \Mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mined}; p. pr & vb n. {Mining}.] 1. To dig away or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of to lay a mine under to sap; to undermine; hence to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means They mined the walls. --Hayward. Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the spoilers . . . had mined them and placed a quantity of gunpowder in the cavity. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To dig into for ore or metal. Lead veins have been traced . . . but they have not been mined. --Ure. 3. To get as metals, out of the earth by digging. The principal ore mined there is the bituminous cinnabar. --Ure. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mining \Min"ing\, n. [See {Mine}, v. i.] The act or business of making mines or of working them From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mining \Min"ing\, a. Of or pertaining to mines; as mining engineer; mining machinery; a mining region. {Mining engineering}. See the Note under {Engineering}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mining n 1: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth [syn: {excavation}] 2: laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment [syn: {minelaying}]
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