spoil heap

noun

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

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Meanings

nounspoil heap (plural spoil heaps)

plural spoil heaps

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

    Synonyms: spoil tip, slag heap, boney pile, gob pile, culm bank

  2. The place where spoil is dumped.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
spoil tipslag heapboney pilegob pileculm bank
Also see
slag heap
Cite this entry
APA

spoil heap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoil%20heap

MLA

“spoil heap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoil%20heap. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spoil heap,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spoil%20heap.

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