semibituminous coal

[ sem-ee-bi-too-muh-nuhs, -tyoo-, sem-ahy-, sem-ee-, sem-ahy- ]

/ ˈsɛm i bɪˈtu mə nəs, -ˈtyu-, ˈsɛm aɪ-, ˌsɛm i-, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

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noun

a coal intermediate between bituminous and anthracite coal in hardness, yielding the maximum heat of any ordinary steam coal.

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Origin of semibituminous coal

First recorded in 1855–60; semi- + bituminous

Good governance would mean sticks and coal for too many of our favorite politicians.
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There was Milan Hruška, a fiery miner from the North Bohemian coal mines.
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Life can be tough in West Virginia, especially for the hardworking souls of coal country.
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He also says Rahall made millions off that “coal-killing” legislation, which is patently false.
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The aforementioned stories may very well be legitimate, but let's consider them a sort of canary in the coal mine.
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It was little better than coal dust, and would not carry a ball fifty paces to kill or wound.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Of late, however, it has acquired a far greater interest through the discovery of coal underneath its surface.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
And one of the seraphims flew to me, and in his hand was a live coal, which he had taken with the tongs off the altar.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
An explosion took place in the Blackheath coal mines, Virginia; by which of the twenty-three workmen only one escaped death.
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But its use as such is to dispose of any such idea as that there is a natural price of coal or of anything else.
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