colliery

American

[kol-yuh-ree] / ˈkɒl yə ri /

noun

plural

collieries

a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment.

colliery British

/ ˈkɒljərɪ /

noun

a coal mine

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Etymology

Origin of colliery

First recorded in 1625–35; collier + -y ³

Example Sentences

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The tree, in Shotton Colliery, County Durham, was felled at some point between 22:00 and 23:00 GMT on Wednesday.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

Ms Bell managed to get out of the vehicle after it crashed into a central reservation at about 23:30 BST on the M62 nearby the Clock Face Colliery Country Park.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

Michael and David, who worked at the Haig Colliery in Whitehaven, Cumbria, know many miners who were struck down by black lung.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024

"I worked at Silverwood Colliery, which were 800 yards from my door. I loved it, but it were dangerous," he tells a new BBC Two documentary.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2024

Seven years later a Mr. Blinkensop, of Middleton Colliery, near Leeds, constructed another locomotive engine, upon which he obtained a patent in 1811.

From The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses by Larrabee, William

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