English Dictionary: mining | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for mining | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mine \Mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mining}.] 1. To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means. They mined the walls. --Hayward. Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the spoilers . . . had mined them, and placed a quantity of gunpowder in the cavity. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To dig into, for ore or metal. Lead veins have been traced . . . but they have not been mined. --Ure. 3. To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging. The principal ore mined there is the bituminous cinnabar. --Ure. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mining \Min"ing\, n. [See {Mine}, v. i.] The act or business of making mines or of working them. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mining \Min"ing\, a. Of or pertaining to mines; as, mining engineer; mining machinery; a mining region. {Mining engineering}. See the Note under {Engineering}. |