Bahasa Melayu

lombong

Bahasa Melayu

English

open-cast mine, surface mine

A lombong dedah is a mine worked from the surface, not by deep underground tunnels.

لومبوڠ

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Lombong dedah itu mudah dilihat dari jalan utama.

    The open-cast mine is easy to see from the main road.

  2. Kerja di lombong dedah memerlukan jentera besar.

    Work in an open-cast mine requires large machines.

Quick check

What does “open-cast mine” mean in Malay?

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lombong dedah

It is a mine worked from the surface.

Word family

Common derived forms

melombong
to mine; to quarry
perlombongan
mining

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.