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coalfields

coalfields is the plural of coalfield.

Meaning of coalfield

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

Proper noun capitalized: Coalfields

Coalfields

  1. A rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Coalfields No. 4.

Questions about coalfields

What does coalfields mean?
Coalfields means a rural municipality in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Coalfields No. 4.
What is coalfields the plural of?
Coalfields is the plural of coalfield.
What part of speech is coalfields?
Coalfields is a proper noun.

Words near coalfields in the dictionary

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

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