coal measures

plural noun Geology.

coal-bearing strata.

(initial capital letters) in Europe, a portion of the Carboniferous System, characterized by widespread coal deposits.

Origin of coal measures

First recorded in 1655–65

Words nearby coal measures

coal hole, coalification, coaling station, coalition, coalitionism, coal measures, coal mine, coal miner's lung, coal oil, coal pit, Coalport

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Example sentences from the Web for coal measures

Cœlacanthus elegans of the coal-measures is found in America also.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)|David Starr Jordan
Calamite, kal′a-mīt, n. a fossil plant abundant in the coal-measures, believed to be a kind of gigantic horse-tails (Equisetace).
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
The frequent presence of carbonate of iron in the coal-measures is a most fortunate circumstance for mining industry.
The World Before the Deluge|Louis Figuier
Then Mr. Binney discovered a tree—a Sigillaria, standing upright in the coal-measures with its roots attached.
Town Geology|Charles Kingsley

Slab of sandstone from the coal-measures of Pennsylvania, with footprints of air-breathing reptile and casts of cracks.
A Manual of Elementary Geology|Charles Lyell.

British Dictionary definitions for coal measures

Coal Measures

pl n the Coal Measures

a series of coal-bearing rocks formed in the upper Carboniferous period; the uppermost series of the Carboniferous system

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单词	coal measures
释义	coal measures plural noun Geology. coal-bearing strata. (initial capital letters) in Europe, a portion of the Carboniferous System, characterized by widespread coal deposits. Origin of coal measures First recorded in 1655–65 Words nearby coal measures coal hole, coalification, coaling station, coalition, coalitionism, coal measures, coal mine, coal miner's lung, coal oil, coal pit, Coalport Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coal measures Cœlacanthus elegans of the coal-measures is found in America also. A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2)\|David Starr Jordan Calamite, kal′a-mīt, n. a fossil plant abundant in the coal-measures, believed to be a kind of gigantic horse-tails (Equisetace). Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various The frequent presence of carbonate of iron in the coal-measures is a most fortunate circumstance for mining industry. The World Before the Deluge\|Louis Figuier Then Mr. Binney discovered a tree—a Sigillaria, standing upright in the coal-measures with its roots attached. Town Geology\|Charles Kingsley Slab of sandstone from the coal-measures of Pennsylvania, with footprints of air-breathing reptile and casts of cracks. A Manual of Elementary Geology\|Charles Lyell. British Dictionary definitions for coal measures Coal Measures pl n the Coal Measures a series of coal-bearing rocks formed in the upper Carboniferous period; the uppermost series of the Carboniferous system Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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