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We found 7 dictionaries that define the word strip mines:

General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. strip-mines, strip mines: Merriam-Webster
  2. strip mines: Collins English Dictionary
  3. strip mines: Vocabulary.com
  4. strip-mines, strip mines: Wiktionary
  5. strip-mines: Dictionary.com
  6. strip-mines, strip mines: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. strip-mines, strip mines: Encyclopedia

(Note: See strip_mine as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (strip mine)

noun:  A mine where the material above the ore is removed (stripped) to expose it for removal and use.
verb:  Alternative spelling of strip-mine [To mine by creating a strip mine, usually for coal or tar sands.]
▸ Also see strip_mine


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