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mining   (TTS Sound)

The noun mining has 2 senses

• mining, excavation -- (the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth)


• mining, minelaying -- (laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment)

The verb mine has 2 senses

• mine -- (get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals")


• mine -- (lay mines; "The Vietnamese mined Cambodia")