bituminous
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of bituminous
1610–20; < Latin bitūminōsus, equivalent to bitūmin- (stem of bitūmen ) bitumen + -ōsus -ous
Example Sentences
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In 1920, a typical miner in the United States extracted an average of 4 tons of bituminous coal per day.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2020
The game was born out of distinctly American forms of machinery, from Walter Camp’s New Haven Clock Company to the bituminous coal and mill towns of Pennsylvania.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 14, 2020
With increasing heat and pressure, lignite turns to sub-bituminous coal, bituminous coal, and then, in a process like metamorphism, anthracite.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
Unlike the bituminous or “soft” coal found in other parts of the state, anthracite does not ignite easily, but once lit it burns hotter and without smoke, due to a high carbon content.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 6, 2015
The administration area in which Hungry Joe had pitched his tent by mistake lay in the center of the squadron between the ditch, with its rusted railroad tracks, and the tilted black bituminous road.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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