- open excavation
- fouille à ciel ouvert f
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open excavation
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open-cast — /oh peuhn kast , kahst /, adj. Brit. Mining. open cut. [1705 15] * * * oˈpen cast noun (mining) An open excavation in the land surface (also adjective and adverb) • • • Main Entry: ↑open … Useful english dictionary
Excavation (archaeology) — The term archaeological excavation has a double meaning.# Excavation is the best known and most commonly used within the science of archaeology. In this sense it is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. # The term is… … Wikipedia
open cut — /oʊpən ˈkʌt / (say ohpuhn kut) noun a shallow open pit allowing excavation of near surface rock layers …
open-cut — /oh peuhn kut /, adj. Mining. noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
open-pit — /oh peuhn pit /, adj. Mining. 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. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
open-cut — o′pen cut′ adj. min noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
open-cut — /oh peuhn kut /, adj. Mining. noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which coal and other flat lying mineral deposits are removed by the excavation of long, narrow trenches. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
To break open — Break Break (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs. {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o] k n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS. brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to creak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To open the trenches — Trench Trench, n. [OE. trenche, F. tranch[ e]e. See {Trench}, v. t.] 1. A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for draining land. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 2. An alley; a narrow path or walk cut through woods, shrubbery, or the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
harbours and sea works — Introduction harbour also spelled harbor any part of a body of water and the manmade structures surrounding it that sufficiently shelters a vessel from wind, waves, and currents, enabling safe anchorage or the discharge and loading of… … Universalium
Herculaneum — Infobox World Heritage Site Name = Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Torre Annunziata infoboxwidth= 250px State Party = ITA Type = Cultural Criteria = iii, iv, v ID = 829 Region = Europe and North America Year = 1997 Session =… … Wikipedia
