Tagbau

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Tag (day) +‎ Bau (building, winning, mining). The first component refers to the (sun-lit) surface of the earth, as in the mining terms unter Tag (below ground) and über Tag (above ground). The second component is used in the sense of Abbau; compare Raubbau.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtaːɡˌbaʊ̯/
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Noun

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Tagbau m (strong, genitive Tagbaus or Tagbaues, plural Tagbaue)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) open-pit mining, opencast mining
  2. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) open-pit mine

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Antonyms

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Further reading

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  • Tagbau” in Duden online
  • Tagbau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache