Colliery and Mineshaft

Colliery

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

Nearby Words: collier, collie

Mineshaft

Mineshaft noun - Excavation consisting of a vertical or sloping passageway for finding or mining ore or for ventilating a mine.
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Colliery and mineshaft are semantically related. You can use "Colliery" instead a noun "Mineshaft".
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