Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, holiug above the seam, that is, working as in a quarry or open-cast.
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Examples
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The Fitzwilliams of South Yorkshire were so respected that the Yorkshire branch of the National Union of Mineworkers joined with them to try to protect the family's park (always open to the public) from open-casting vindictively ordered by Labour's Manny Shinwell in 1946.
The Riches Beneath Our Feet: How Mining Shaped Britain by Geoff Coyle 2010
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Says CBS: Along the way, he'll attend meet and greets with supporters at local GNC stores, visit CBS affiliates, attend open-casting calls for the next installment of THE AMAZING RACE, sign copies of his best-selling book No Opportunity Wasted, and ride alongside ex-Racers and fans of THE AMAZING RACE.
Franklin Avenue 2009
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This lateral movement is called casting or open-casting.
Strip mining 2006
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Keoghan will attend meet and greets with supporters at local GNC stores, visit CBS affiliates, attend open-casting calls for the next installment of the "Amazing Race," and sign copies of his best selling book "No Opportunity Wasted."
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Keoghan will attend meet and greets with supporters at local GNC stores, visit CBS affiliates, attend open-casting calls for the next installment of the "Amazing Race," and sign copies of his best selling book "No Opportunity Wasted."
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