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nouna mine or pit from which coal is obtained. Origin of coal mineFirst recorded in 1605–15 OTHER WORDS FROM coal minecoal miner, nouncoal mining, nounWords nearby coal minecoalification, coaling station, coalition, coalitionism, coal measures, coal mine, coal miner's lung, coal oil, coal pit, Coalport, coal pot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for coal mineHe had also leased a coal-mine in the west of the State, the profits from which had been enormous. Royal Highness|Thomas Mann "If I find a coal-mine, you shall help cart the coal," Peter condescended to promise. The Railway Children|E. Nesbit He had been down a coal-mine in the bad hour which follows an explosion. The Herapath Property|J. S. Fletcher It may be that there is only one coal-mine in a country, and that an individual has got possession of it. Harmonies of Political Economy|Frdric Bastiat
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