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Colliery

Colliery Meaning & Definition
Colliery Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Colliery?

[n] a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

Synonyms | Synonyms for Colliery: pit

Related Terms | Find terms related to Colliery:

See Also | coal mine | coalpit | mine | work | workplace

Colliery In Webster's Dictionary

\Col"lier*y\, n.; pl. {Collieries}. [Cf. {Coalery}, {Collier}.] 1. The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the buildings, etc., belonging to it. 2. The coal trade. [Obs.] --Johnson.

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