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coalmining

coalmining noun: the mining of coal.

Noun

coalmining (uncountable)

  1. The mining of coal.
    • Coalmining and agriculture were designated as 'ring-fenced' industries.2000, David Price, Office of Hope: A History of the Public Employment Service in Great Britain, page 114

Forms of coalmining

alternative formcoal mining

Origin of coalmining

From coal + mining.

Questions about coalmining

What does coalmining mean?
Coalmining means the mining of coal.
What part of speech is coalmining?
Coalmining is a noun.

Words near coalmining in the dictionary

  1. coalmine
  2. coalminer
  3. coalminer's lung
  4. coalminers
  5. coalmines
  6. coalmining
  7. coalmonger
  8. coalmongers
  9. coalmouse
  10. coalowner
  11. coalowners

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