coalfacenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkəʊl.feɪs/us/ˈkoʊl.feɪs/the surface from which coal is cut
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Engineering - mining & quarrying
- borehole
- coal
- coal mine
- colliery
- digger
- excavate
- extract
- fracking
- gold mine
- gravel pit
- gusher
- hydraulic fracturing
- miner
- mineral
- mining
- oil rig
- pit
- quarry
- slag heap
- workings
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Examples from literature
- It was cool, but not cold, and the wind smelled more strongly of coalface than ever.
Idiom(s)
at the coalface