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: a mine that is worked from the earth's surface by the stripping of overburden especially : a coal mine situated along the outcrop of a flat dipping bed Examples of strip mine in a Sentence Recent Examples on the Web Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback. For instance, Exxon invested billions in the Old Colony Shale Project, which would have involved a miles-long strip mine in Colorado, for the production of a mere 50 thousand barrels of oil a day. —Michael Lynch, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 The viewer floats over slums, a strip mine, an artisanal sulfur mine. —Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023 There isn’t an inch on this planet that some craven rich person won’t figure out how to strip mine. —Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2023 The trucks had already made their first bauxite delivery of the day to the port and were returning to the strip mines for more. —Rachel Chason and Chloe Sharrock, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for strip mine Word History First Known Use 1926, in the meaning defined above Time Traveler The first known use of strip mine was in 1926 Browse Nearby Entries Cite this Entry “Strip mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strip%20mine. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025. Share Last Updated: 27 Jan 2025 - Updated example sentences Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Merriam-Webster unabridged More from Merriam-Webster --> --> Popular in Grammar & Usage Popular in Wordplay Popular Features
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