spec. An excavation made in digging for coal; (hence) the shaft of a coal mine. Later more generally: a coal mine.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > coal-mine (9) pit1447 spec. An excavation made in digging for coal; (hence) the shaft of a coal mine. Later more generally: a coal mine. coal mine1475 A mine in which coal is excavated from the ground; a colliery. coal work?1610 A place or establishment where coal is mined or processed; a colliery. Usually in plural (often with singular agreement). coalery1644 A coal mine; = colliery, n. 1. colliery1648 A place where coal is worked; a coal-mine. coalface1771 In a coal mine: an exposed surface of coal at which mining is carried out; cf. face, n. 22a. Also by metonymy: the mining industry. coal-working1774 Usually in plural. A place where coal is worked; a coal mine (cf. coal work, n. 1). Subcategories:— type of (2) |
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