hard coal
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of hard coal
First recorded in 1780–90
Example Sentences
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One possible compromise being put forward concerns six coal power stations that use imported hard coal, which is less polluting than the domestic German lignite.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
To compensate for these losses an additional 8.7 million tonnes of hard coal would have to be burned.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024
In his office, Bender keeps a drawing that shows the German-French border: a shuttered nuclear power plant on the French side, and a newly-reopened hard coal power station on the German side.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2021
Late last year, the German government agreed not to force hard coal power plants to close over the next seven years.
From Reuters ● Jan. 15, 2020
They use soft coal almost exclusively in England and Germany, but one sees cases of it here after travel on roads that burn hard coal and are especially cleanly in this respect.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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