opencut

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Adjective opencut has 1 sense

opencast, opencut - (of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; "opencast mining"; "an opencut iron mine"
Antonym: subsurface (indirect, via overhead, surface)
Antonym: overhead (indirect, via surface, subsurface)

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Opencut

Noun

1. A type of mining in which the surface of the ground is removed to extract the desired mineral or resource.

Example sentence: The opencut mining operation unearthed vast amounts of coal.

Adjective

1. Referring to a type of wound or laceration that is open and exposed.

Example sentence: The nurse cleaned and dressed the opencut wound to prevent infection.

Verb

1. To cut or slice through something, leaving an opening or incision.

Example sentence: The chef used a sharp knife to opencut the delicate fish fillet.

Adverb

No specific definition available.

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