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Tagebau.

open-pit mining, opencast mining

7 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. open-pit mining, opencast mining

    masculine · strong
  2. open-pit mine

    masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

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

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