Oxford Dictionary English opencast adjectiveadjective BrE BrE//ˈəʊpənkɑːst// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈoʊpənkæst// (British English) (North American English open-pit) [usually before noun] Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsin opencast mines coal is taken out of the ground near the surface opencast mines/mining see also strip mining Oxford Collocations DictionaryOpencast is used with these nouns: coal, mine See full entryCheck pronunciation: opencast oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
