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coalfield

coalfield noun: any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.

Noun

coalfield (plural coalfields)

  1. Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
    • The east-west flow consists in the westerly direction of the agricultural and industrial products of East Anglia; imports through London and Parkeston (Harwich); special traffic in coke to the Northamptonshire ironfield; and mineral empties returning to the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and South...1954 August, “Marshalling Yard Reorganisation, Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 570
    • The amount of coal despatched in the Western Region is about 24,000,000 tons a year, nearly all from South Wales, though the Region includes the Forest of Dean, N. Somerset, and part of the N. Wales coalfields.1961 August, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 492

Forms of coalfield

pluralcoalfields

Origin of coalfield

From coal + field.

Questions about coalfield

What does coalfield mean?
Coalfield means any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
What part of speech is coalfield?
Coalfield is a noun.
What is the plural of coalfield?
The plural of coalfield is coalfields.

Words near coalfield in the dictionary

  1. coalettes
  2. coaley
  3. coaleys
  4. coalface
  5. coalfaces
  6. coalfield
  7. coalfields
  8. coalfired
  9. coalfish
  10. coalfishes
  11. Coalford

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