spoil heap

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Noun

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spoil heap (plural spoil heaps)

  1. A heap formed of spoil (material discarded during mining or excavation).
    Synonyms: spoil tip, slag heap, boney pile, gob pile, culm bank
  2. The place where spoil is dumped.

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