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Tagbau.

open-pit mining, opencast mining

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtaːɡˌbaʊ̯/
  1. open-pit mining, opencast mining

    Austria · Bavaria · Southern-Germany · Switzerland · masculine · strong
  2. open-pit mine

    Austria · Bavaria · Southern-Germany · Switzerland · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

From Tag (“day”) + Bau (“building, winning, mining”). The first component refers to the (sun-lit) surface of the earth, as in the mining terms unter Tag (“below ground”) and über Tag (“above ground”). The second component is used in the sense of Abbau; compare Raubbau.

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