Found 3 items, similar to mining.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: mining penambangan, pertambangan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mining mining n 1: the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth [syn: excavation] 2: laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment [syn: minelaying]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mining Mine \Mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mined; p. pr. & vb. n. Mining.] [1913 Webster] 1. To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means. [1913 Webster] They mined the walls. --Hayward. [1913 Webster] Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the spoilers . . . had mined them, and placed a quantity of gunpowder in the cavity. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. To dig into, for ore or metal. [1913 Webster] Lead veins have been traced . . . but they have not been mined. --Ure. [1913 Webster] 3. To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging. [1913 Webster] The principal ore mined there is the bituminous cinnabar. --Ure. [1913 Webster] Mining \Min"ing\, n. [See Mine, v. i.] The act or business of making mines or of working them. [1913 Webster] Mining \Min"ing\, a. Of or pertaining to mines; as, mining engineer; mining machinery; a mining region. [1913 Webster] Mining engineering. See the Note under Engineering. [1913 Webster]