coalfieldnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkəʊl.fiːld/us/ˈkoʊl.fiːld/an area where there is a lot of coal in the ground
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
- An important feature of the coal industry, which recent events have brought into sharp prominence, is the great diversity of conditions between different coalfields and different collieries.
- These mines extend under the waves like the coalfields at Newcastle.