A pit or mine where coal is excavated; a coal mine. Cf. pit, n.1 3b.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > workplace > places where raw materials are extracted > mine > [noun] > excavated area > of coal-mine (4) coal pit1323 A pit or mine where coal is excavated; a coal mine. Cf. pit, n.1 3b. pit1447 spec. An excavation made in digging for coal; (hence) the shaft of a coal mine. Later more generally: a coal mine. coal-pot1512 = coal pit, n. 2. heugh1786 The steep face of a quarry or other excavation (quarry heugh); an excavation for coal, originally open; a coal-pit; figurative a pit. |
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