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
Europe's major coal field lies roughly in a great arc.
From Time Magazine Archive
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All the money will be used in the development of a promising new coal field in Australia, which represents Utah's largest single undertaking up to now.
From Time Magazine Archive
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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.
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Indeed, it was Thornton who discovered and first opened the Gallup coal field, and he held it until Victoria ran him out.
From The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier by Bronson, Edgar Beecher
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