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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Mining

/mīn'-ĭng/ · Min·ing · IPA /ˈmaɪnɪŋ/
01 n. The act or business of making mines or of working them.
  1. 1.
    The act or business of making mines or of working them.
02 a. Of or pertaining to mines; as, mining engineer; mining machinery; a mining region.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to mines; as, mining engineer; mining machinery; a mining region.
Phrases & compounds
Mining engineering — See the Note under Engineering.