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Multi-word Results
| claymore mine |
a mine, planted in the ground, that is designed to explode in a fanlike array of fragments in the path of an enemy force. |
| coal mining |
the industry, act, or process of digging coal out of the earth. |
| gold mine |
a place where gold ore is mined. [2 definitions] |
| land mine |
an explosive device concealed beneath the surface of the ground, that is detonated by pressure, as of moving troops or vehicles. |
| magnetic mine |
a marine mine designed to explode when its magnetic needle responds to the mass of a nearby ship. |
| mine detector |
a device used for finding hidden explosive mines. |
| placer mining |
the mining of placer deposits by washing, dredging, or some other hydraulic method. |
| strip mining |
an open-cut method of mining, esp. for coal, in which the rock and earth covering a mineral deposit, usu. near the surface, are removed by bulldozing. |
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