coal field

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noun

an area containing significant coal deposits.

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Origin of coal field

First recorded in 1805–15

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How to use coal field in a sentence

A coalfield extending 16 m. south-east to Radstock avails much for Bristol manufactures.
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It is now better known as a coalfield, though it is not one of much commercial importance.
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In Hyderabad it includes the important Singareni coalfield, but in the Presidency no good coal seams have yet been found.
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Commentry gives its name to a coalfield over 5000 acres in extent, and has important foundries and forges.
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Manbhum contains the Jherria coalfield, in the Damodar valley, where a large number of mines have been opened since 1894.
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British Dictionary definitions for coal field

coalfield

/ (ˈkəʊlˌfiːld) /

noun

an area rich in deposits of coal

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