mining

noun

min·​ing ˈmī-niŋ 

1

: the process or business of working mines

2

: the activity or process of searching through large amounts of information for specific data or patterns

image/video mining

Examples of mining in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

North Carolina is among a few places in the world where lithium mining is possible. —Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2024

But even in the best of times coal mining was a boom-and-bust industry tied to the health of the wider economy. —Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 9 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing mining

• data mining

Kids Definition

mining

noun

min·​ing

ˈmī-niŋ

: the process or business of working mines