pit ponynoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɪt ˌpəʊ.ni/us/ˈpɪt ˌpoʊ.ni/a small horse used in the past to pull loads down mines
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Engineering - mining & quarrying
- borehole
- coal
- coal mine
- digger
- excavate
- extract
- fracking
- gold mine
- gravel pit
- gusher
- hydraulic fracturing
- miner
- mineral
- mining
- oil rig
- opencast
- pit
- quarry
- slag heap
- workings
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