Alternative spelling of strip mine

To mine by creating a strip mine, usually for coal or tar sands.

(military) A mine that is placed on land and designed to explode when stepped upon or touched.

(slang, weaponry, video games) A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.

A mine from which coal ore or coal minerals are mined.

simple past tense and past participle of strip-mine

(weaponry) A mine with a proximity fuse.

A mine where the material above the ore is removed (stripped) to expose it for removal and use.

Alternative spelling of strip-mine

A naval mine attached to its target by magnets.