anthracitenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈæn.θrə.saɪt/us/ˈæn.θrə.saɪt/also hard coala very hard type of coal that burns slowly and produces a lot of heat with very little smoke and a small flame
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Fuels
- -fired
- alternative energy
- biodiesel
- biomass
- briquette
- coal-fired
- coke
- denatured alcohol
- fuel
- fuel poverty
- fuel rod
- fuel-efficient
- gas
- gasometer
- hickory chips
- oil
- propellant
- slack
- solid fuel
- wind farm
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Examples from literature
- It was the third face of the three that had been painted in anthracite.
- On the contrary, they have been piled up like rubbish heaps, resembling the small mountains of coal dust near the mouths of anthracite mines.
- The first boatload of anthracite coal was shipped to Philadelphia, and it was a long time before the people knew what to do with it.
- Then means were found to make iron from ore with anthracite.
- There was no mistake about it, it was the hard, shining anthracite, and its freshly fractured surface, glistened in the light like polished steel.