coal mine

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coal mine

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Inherited from Middle English coal mine.

noun coal mines · coalmine

  1. A mine from which coal (such as lignite or anthracite) is mined.

    Similar: colliery

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noun a mine from which coal is mined

Españolmina de carbón
한국어탄광 tan'gwang, 석탄광 seoktan'gwang, 탄산 tansan
日本語石炭鉱区 sekitan-kōku, 炭鉱 tankō
中文煤礦 /煤矿 méikuàng
Portuguêshulheira
Françaismine de charbon, charbonnage, houillère
DeutschKohlebergwerk, Kohlemine
Ελληνικάανθρακωρυχείο anthrakorycheío
Русскийу́гольная ша́хта úgolʹnaja šáxta

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@misc{coal_mine_2026,
  title = {coal mine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coal%20mine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}