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Meaning of opencast | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed

British, not-comparable

Equivalents

Bosanski brig
Cymraeg brig
Deutsch Tagebau-
Français à ciel ouvert
Hrvatski brig
Italiano a cielo aperto
한국어 노천
Монгол ил
Српски brig

Examples

“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”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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