coal mine
a mine or pit from which coal is obtained.
Origin of coal mine
1Other words from coal mine
- coal miner, noun
- coal mining, noun
Words Nearby coal mine
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How to use coal mine in a sentence
A late-blooming environmentalist, Stearns grew up in the coal mine spoils that once littered the forest.
A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois | Carson Vaughan | February 12, 2021 | Washington Post“Our CTO talks about running a coal mine in reverse,” Jones said.
A startup using a new tech to make hydrogen extracts cash from Bill Gates’ climate tech fund | Jonathan Shieber | February 9, 2021 | TechCrunchIn Illinois they once had coal mines, which have since had to restore the land to its original status.
Finding the ground truth about crop yields | Katie McLean | December 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewJustice, a billionaire whom Forbes has labeled the richest person in the state, owns a vast array of businesses, including coal mines, resort hotels and agricultural interests, many of them regulated by state agencies that report to him.
A Coal Company Owned by This Billionaire Governor Has Pledged to Stop Breaking Pollution Laws | by Ken Ward Jr. | December 4, 2020 | ProPublicaHe is especially familiar with the West Antarctic Peninsula, the northern-most tip of Antarctica that is one of the most rapidly warming places in the world, and is often seen as a “canary in the coal mine” for climate change.
The Greening of Antarctica - Issue 90: Something Green | Marissa Grunes | October 7, 2020 | Nautilus
The aforementioned stories may very well be legitimate, but let's consider them a sort of canary in the coal mine.
Brace Yourself: October Election Surprises Surely on the Way | Matt Lewis | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSince retail can be the canary in the coal mine for the broader economy, there's real reason to be anxious.
And what if they're only the canary in the coal mine for doctors and MBAs and government workers?
Law School Enrollments are Plummeting. What Happens Next? | Megan McArdle | January 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Pike River coal mine is about 50 miles northeast of Greymouth and is in a steep mountainous area.
Just such a stream of men as at home might issue at night from a coal mine, too weary for speech.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts RinehartIf you want to see an earthquake in a coal mine, just come along with me!
The Call of the Beaver Patrol | V. T. ShermanSoon tears might be seen forming white gutters down cheeks blackened from the coal mine.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology | Robert E. ParkLooking away toward the top of the ridge where a single power line cut across to a distant coal mine, he said, “We might do it.”
Red Dynamite | Roy J. SnellGoing to the west as far as Pontefract, we come to the actual borders of the coal-mine and factory-bestrewn country.
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