mountaintop removal

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Definition of mountaintop removal in English English dictionary

A method of coal mining which involves stripping a mountain bare of vegetation, blasting off the top of the mountain with explosives, and storing the copious waste in nearby valleys and streams

Hyphenation

moun·tain·top re·mov·al

Turkish pronunciation

mauntıntäp rîmuvıl

Pronunciation

/ˈmountənˌtäp rəˈmo͞ovəl/ /ˈmaʊntənˌtɑːp rɪˈmuːvəl/