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slag heaps

slag heaps is the plural of slag heap.

Meaning of slag heap

Noun

slag heap (plural slag heaps)

  1. A man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining. Can also refer to the waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound.
    • As the Lothian Plain is reached, collieries and slag heaps begin to appear, although much of the surrounding country remains unspoiled.1952 January, H. A. Vallance, “The Waverley Route”, in Railway Magazine, page 16
    Synonyms:
    spoil heap

Questions about slag heaps

What is slag heaps the plural of?
Slag heaps is the plural of slag heap.

Words near slag heaps in the dictionary

  1. Sladesbridge
  2. SLAF
  3. slaframine
  4. slag
  5. slag heap
  6. slag heaps
  7. slag off
  8. slag tag
  9. slag tags
  10. slag-bag
  11. slag-bags

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