colliery

[ kol-yuh-ree ]

noun

, plural col·lier·ies.

1. a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment.

colliery

/ ˈkɒljərɪ /

noun

1. a coal mine

Word History and Origins

Origin of colliery¹

First recorded in 1625–35; collier + -y ³

Example Sentences

Benxihu, China (1942) To date, the Benxihu (Honkeiko) colliery was the site of the most lethal mining accidents on record.

From The Daily Beast

After four days of rescue efforts, mine officials decided to seal off the colliery and end the search for lives and bodies.

From The Daily Beast

Watt's first pumping engine was started at Bloomfield Colliery, March 8, 1776.

From Project Gutenberg

My father has put the colliery into a company, and he has a large part of the management on his shoulders.

From Project Gutenberg

Will this farce never have an end until the escaped gas blows up the colliery, and makes of it and of us a new Pompeii?

From Project Gutenberg

To-morrow we can open both entrances to the colliery, and after the air-pumps have been settled the work can be resumed.

From Project Gutenberg

In the company's colliery there was certainly more freedom, the rules being less strict.

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