coal mine

coal mine
noun
a mine where coal is dug from the ground
Syn: ↑coalpit
Hypernyms: ↑mine
Part Holonyms: ↑colliery, ↑pit

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a mine or pit from which coal is obtained.
[1605-15]

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coal mine UK US noun [countable] [singular coal mine plural coal mines]
a place where coal is dug from under the ground
Thesaurus: mining and quarryinghyponym

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coal mine,
a mine or pit where coal is dug from the earth; colliery.

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ˈcoal mine [coal mine coal mines] (also pit) noun
a place underground where coal is dug
See also:pit

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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