Colliery and Coalfield

Colliery

Colliery noun - A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it.
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Coalfield and colliery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Coalfield" instead a noun "Colliery".

Nearby Words: collier, collie

Coalfield

Coalfield noun - A region where there is coal underground.
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Colliery and coalfield are semantically related. You can use "Colliery" instead a noun "Coalfield".
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