Tagbau

== German == === Alternative forms === Tagebau (northern) === Etymology === 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 === IPA(key): /ˈtaːɡˌbaʊ̯/ === Noun === Tagbau m (strong, genitive Tagbaus or Tagbaues, plural Tagbaue) (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) open-pit mining, opencast mining (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) open-pit mine ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== Untertagbau === Further reading === “Tagbau” in Duden online “Tagbau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache