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coal field

American  

noun

  1. an area containing significant coal deposits.


Etymology

Origin of coal field

First recorded in 1805–15

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The area includes an abandoned coal field where two underground fires, fueled by coal deposits, have slowly burned over the years.

From Seattle Times Jun. 8, 2023

Europe's major coal field lies roughly in a great arc.

From Time Magazine Archive

Geologists have already confirmed that it holds great quantities of iron and coal, including perhaps the world's largest coal field, running more than 1,500 miles along the Transantarctic Mountains.

From Time Magazine Archive

Long an outspoken opponent of the nonunion policy of the Colorado coal field, she got ready to fight it.

From Time Magazine Archive

The region is one entire coal field, and there are many pits in operation.

From Young Americans Abroad Vacation in Europe: Travels in England, France, Holland, Belgium, Prussia and Switzerland by Choules, J.O.

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