coal field
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coal field
First recorded in 1805–15
Example Sentences
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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
Meanwhile, under the pressure of the New Deal and public opinion, the entire Colorado coal field had been unionized.
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
At Eland's Laagte a very promising coal field is being worked, from which great and important results are expected in the future.
From A Winter Tour in South Africa by Young, Frederick
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