Colliery
Colliery noun - A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it.
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Synonyms for Colliery
Mine shaft and colliery are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mine shaft" instead a noun "Colliery".
Mine shaft
Colliery and mine shaft are semantically related. You can use "Colliery" instead a noun phrase "Mine shaft".
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Mine shaft and Colliery. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/colliery/mine_shaft
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Mine shaft or Colliery. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/colliery/mine_shaft.
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