colliery
Americannoun
plural
collieriesnoun
Etymology
Origin of colliery
Example Sentences
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The 1910 tourist died of complications after he threw himself into the path of a runaway coal wagon at a South Wales colliery as it rattled towards some children playing in its path.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
His father, Rufus, was a miner at Betws colliery in the Amman valley.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025
A colliery spoil tip collapsed, catastrophically engulfing a primary school and surrounding houses on 21 October 1966.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2025
"The circumstances of my father being a manager in a colliery meant you didn't make friends," she said.
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024
As late as the year 1775, the colliers of Scotland were accounted ascripti gleb�—that is, as belonging to the estate or colliery where they were born and continued to work.
From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Knight, Charles
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