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steam coals

steam coals is the plural of steam coal.

Meaning of steam coal

Noun

steam coal (usually uncountable, plural steam coals)

  1. (usually) A coal which has a grade between bituminous coal and anthracite, and which was once widely used as a fuel for steam engines in ships and locomotives.
    Synonyms:
    sea-coal

Questions about steam coals

What is steam coals the plural of?
Steam coals is the plural of steam coal.

Words near steam coals in the dictionary

  1. steam carriages
  2. steam cars
  3. steam chest
  4. steam chests
  5. steam coal
  6. steam coals
  7. steam condenser
  8. steam condensers
  9. steam cooker
  10. steam cookers
  11. steam cracker

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