colliery
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collieries, plural;
/ˈkälyərē/,
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collieries, plural;
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A coal mine and the buildings and equipment associated with it
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- a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
- The goal of coal mining is to remove coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s is widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. ...
- An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings; A facility that supplies coal
- A whole coal mining plant, generally used in connection with anthracite mining but sometimes used to designate the mine, shops, and preparation plant of a bituminous operation.
- (usually pronounced "call-ree", but proper pronunciation is "call-yer-ee") a coal mine and its collected buildings.
- a coalmine and its associated building.