strike
verb [T] (DISCOVER) /straɪk/ (struck, struck)Definition
C2 to discover a supply of oil, gas, or gold underground: The first person to strike oil in the US was Edwin Laurentine Drake.Mining and quarryingFinding and discovering
(Definition of strike verb (DISCOVER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -field suffix
- borehole noun
- coal mine noun
- coal noun
- colliery noun
- digger noun
- excavate verb
- extract verb
- gold mine noun
- gravel pit noun
- gusher noun
- miner noun
- mineral noun (SUBSTANCE)
- mining noun
- oil rig noun
- pit noun (PLACE/AREA)
- pithead noun
- quarry noun (HOLE)
- slag heap noun
- workings noun (UNDER GROUND)
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