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coal measures

plural noun

coal-bearing strata.
Coal Measures

Coal Measures

plural noun

a series of coal-bearing rocks formed in the upper Carboniferous period; the uppermost series of the Carboniferous system

coal measures

American

plural noun

Geology.

coal-bearing strata.
(initial capital letters) in Europe, a portion of the Carboniferous System, characterized by widespread coal deposits.

Coal Measures British

plural noun

a series of coal-bearing rocks formed in the upper Carboniferous period; the uppermost series of the Carboniferous system

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Etymology

Origin of coal measures

First recorded in 1655–65

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