coalfield
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Since the 1890s the area’s coalfields had attracted Colored people from the Deep South as well as European immigrants who were searching for work.
From Literature
The road crosses the south Wales coalfields, a national park and twists mightily close to people's homes, especially in Merthyr where the final section of roadworks were done.
From BBC
The A465 crosses the south Wales coalfields, a national park and in some parts, twists close to people's homes.
From BBC
The Welsh government published a mine water heat opportunity map last year to highlight the parts of Wales' former coalfields where similar schemes might be viable.
From BBC
Mr Stafford said he believed money raised must "benefit the people who live in the area that made the coalfields and the pits possible".
From BBC
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