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coal seams

coal seams is the plural of coal seam.

Meaning of coal seam

Noun

coal seam (plural coal seams)

  1. A stratum of coal between strata of other rocks.
    • Alternatively, the N.C.B. agrees to pay a percentage of the cost of any repairs or preventive work that ensues from working the coal seam.1961 November, “Talking of Trains: The subsidence problem”, in Trains Illustrated, page 651
    Synonyms:
    coal bed

Questions about coal seams

What is coal seams the plural of?
Coal seams is the plural of coal seam.

Words near coal seams in the dictionary

  1. coal scuttle
  2. coal scuttle helmet
  3. coal scuttle helmets
  4. coal scuttles
  5. coal seam
  6. coal seams
  7. coal tar
  8. coal tars
  9. coal tit
  10. coal tits
  11. coal town

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