o|pen-cut

o|pen-cut
o|pen-cut «OH puhn KUHT», adjective.
1. = open-pit: (Cf.open-pit) »

... efforts to expand open-cut coal extraction, whose output is much cheaper than mined coal, have progressed slowly (New York Times).

2. of or having to with a subway, railroad line, road, or canal, which runs below ground level in an uncovered trench: »

Brussels, Belgium, opened a 2-mile, 6-track, open-cut railway connection between its Nord and Midi Stations (John W. Hazen).


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