mining (n)
excavation (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth
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Hypernym production
Derivationally related form excavation → excavate
Derivationally related form mining → mine
Member of this domain - TOPIC opencast, opencut; bore, bore-hole, drill hole; drift, heading, gallery; fathom, fthm; rag; hush; hush; mine; strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine; drive; extract
Hyponym placer mining; strip mining, opencast mining
Incoming links
Domain of synset - TOPIC opencast, opencut; bore, bore-hole, drill hole; drift, heading, gallery; fathom, fthm; rag; hush; hush; mine; strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine; drive; extract
Hyponym production
Hypernym placer mining; strip mining, opencast mining
Derivationally related form mine → mining
Derivationally related form excavate → excavation

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