Definitions for open-pit
open-pit
o·pen-pit
Spelling: [oh-puh n-pit]
IPA: /ˈoʊ pənˌpɪt/
Open-Pit is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.
You can make 130 anagrams from letters in open-pit (-einoppt).
Definitions for open-pit
adjective
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noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.
Origin of open-pit
First recorded in 1910-15
Examples for open-pit
The cableway is so economical in its working that it has greatly advanced the process of "open-pit" mining.