opencast

English

Alternative forms

• open-cast

Etymology

open +‎ cast

Adjective

opencast (not comparable)

1. (chiefly UK) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed
   • 2009 January 7, Ian Traynor, “Europe's plan for alternative pipeline faces big problems”, The Guardian:

     Britain's leading green commentator, George Monbiot, gives the head of the Campaign to Protect Rural England an unforgettable grilling, asking why the countryside watchdog opposes windfarms - but not opencast coal mines

Anagrams

• capstone

See also

• open-pit mine