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colliery
UK /ˈkɒl.jə.ɹi/ US /ˈkɑl.jɚ.ɪ/
noun 2
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Definitions
noun
1
An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.
From the hillock a score of red paths diverged as black ones do from a colliery, one of them leading to the homestead itself […]
2
A facility that supplies coal.
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Synonyms
noun — a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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From the hillock a score of red paths diverged as black ones do from a colliery, one of them leading to the homestead itself […]
Wiktionary02
My great-grandfather began to work in a Welsh colliery when he was only twelve years old.
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