brown coal

British  

noun

1. a low-quality coal intermediate in grade between peat and lignite

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Example Sentences

One of Turkey's largest thermal power facilities, the plant generates 2,795 megawatts of power from highly polluting lignite, or brown coal, mined in the Afsin‑Elbistan basin that holds 40 percent of the country's reserves.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

"It is the last place where brown coal will be mined - not a symbol for more-of-the-same, but for the final frontier."

From Reuters • Jan. 14, 2023

Demand for brown coal — the cheapest and most energy inefficient form — used by Czech households jumped by almost 35% in the first nine months of 2022 over a year earlier.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022

Lignite, or brown coal, the only fossil fuel that is still mined in Germany, is burned to generate power.

From New York Times • Apr. 6, 2022

Varieties of coal are the following: Lignite or brown coal; caking coal; cannel, parrot, or gas coal; splint coal; cherry or soft coal; anthracite or blind coal, so called because it burns with no flame.

From Geology by Geikie, James