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coal meaning in Sinhala

ගල්අතුරු galaturu

/kɒl/UK/kəʊl/

coal in Sinhala: ගල්අතුරු (galaturu). In English, coal means a black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

Sinhala words for coal

uncountable: carbon rock
ගල්අතුරු galaturu

English meaning of coal

  1. noun A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
  2. noun A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn.
  3. noun A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English).
  4. noun A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.

Full definition of coal

coal in a sentence

  • The coal in this region was prized by ironmasters in centuries past, who mined it in the spots where the drainage methods of the day permitted.
  • Put some coal on the fire.
  • Order some coal from the coalyard.

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Questions about coal in Sinhala

What is the meaning of coal in Sinhala?
Coal in Sinhala is ගල්අතුරු (galaturu).
coal යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Coal: ගල්අතුරු (galaturu).
What does coal mean in English?
Coal means a black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

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