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A heap formed of spoil (material discarded during mining or excavation). / The place where spoil is dumped.

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spoil heap

Source Word

spoil heap

A heap formed of spoil (material discarded during mining or excavation). / The place where spoil is dumped.

Japanese Meaning

採掘や掘削によって排出された廃棄物（掘り出し土など）が積み上げられた山、またはその積み上げられた場所

After years of mining, the valley was scarred by a towering spoil heap that could be seen for miles.

長年の採掘の後、その谷は遠くからも見えるそびえ立つ採掘残土の山によって傷跡を残していた。

Sense（1）

A heap formed of spoil (material discarded during mining or excavation).

Sense（2）

The place where spoil is dumped.

spoil heaps

（ plural ）