Coalfield
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Coalfield is a noun meaning Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
Meaning
Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
Example Sentences
The amount of coal despatched in the Western Region is about 24,000,000 tons a year, nearly all from South Wales, though the Region includes the Forest of Dean, N. Somerset, and part of the N. Wales coalfields.
The east-west flow consists in the westerly direction of the agricultural and industrial products of East Anglia; imports through London and Parkeston (Harwich); special traffic in coke to the Northamptonshire ironfield; and mineral empties returning to the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and South Yorkshire coalfields.
Word Forms
- coalfields
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include field, coalmining, pitcoal, underclay, hardcoal, minestone.
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