Synonyms for mining


Grammar : Noun
Spell : mahy-ning
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmaɪ nɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for mining Other synonyms for the word mining

Définition of mining

Origin :
  • 1520s, verbal noun from mine (v.1).
  • noun excavating
Example sentences :
  • I heard Mr. Shepler and my father talking about some of your mining properties.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • In engineering, in mining, in invention, there are endless possibilities.
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
  • Daddy had a good deal of that in his business, being in a mining country.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Probably they are old fogies, if they are in the mining business.'
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • They are mining for mica, but the mine is more valuable in other respects than it is as a mica property.
  • Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
  • The only story I ever heard him tell was that he'd made it mining in South Africa.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • More than he was apt to earn in years of mining the meteor-belt.
  • Extract from : « Salvage in Space » by John Stewart Williamson
  • Most of the mining is done in hydraulic and tunnel claims in deep hills.
  • Extract from : « Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining » by John S. Hittell
  • It is much employed in our mining districts for the discovery of hidden treasure.
  • Extract from : « Storyology » by Benjamin Taylor
  • It has a population of 7,629, the large majority of whom are engaged in mining.
  • Extract from : « Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining » by John S. Hittell

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