- mining, excavation - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
--1 is a kind of production
--1 has particulars: placer mining; strip mining, opencast miningDerived form: verb mine1 - mining, minelaying - laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
--2 is a kind of defense, defence, defensive measure
Derived form: verb mine2
- mine - get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals"
--1 is one way to exploit, tap
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun mine1, noun miner1, noun mining1
Somebody ----s something
- mine - lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia"
--2 is one way to reinforce, reenforce
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun mine2, noun mining2
Somebody ----s something