Colliery and Pit

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Colliery noun - A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it.

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Pit is a synonym for colliery. In some cases you can use "Pit" instead a noun "Colliery".

Nearby Words: collier, collie

Pit noun - A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it.

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Colliery is a synonym for pit in coal mine topic. You can use "Colliery" instead a noun "Pit".

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