- pit-coal
- pitˈ-coal nounCoal in the ordinary sense, not charcoal• • •Main Entry: ↑pit
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Pit coal — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pit coal — coal, carbon, charcoal … English contemporary dictionary
pit coal — noun Etymology: pit (I) : coal mined from the earth : mineral coal distinguished from charcoal … Useful english dictionary
pit-coal — n. Mineral coal … New dictionary of synonyms
Open-pit coal mining in the United Kingdom — The United Kingdom produces about ten million tons of coal a year [1] from open pit mines. The majority comes from Scotland [2], with the largest operator there being the Scottish Coal subsidiary of Scottish Resources Group [3]; they are rather… … Wikipedia
Pit — Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit frame — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit head — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit kiln — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pit martin — Pit Pit, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a well, pit.] 1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation; specifically: (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
