a mine where salt is dug
a job involving drudgery and confinement
excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
explosive device that explodes on contact; designed to destroy vehicles or ships or to kill or maim personnel
white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
get from the earth by excavation
