colliery

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col·lier·y

(kŏl′yə-rē)

n. pl. col·lier·ies

A coal mine together with its physical plant and outbuildings.

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colliery

(ˈkɒljərɪ)

n, pl -lieries

(Mining & Quarrying) chiefly Brit a coal mine

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

col•lier•y

(ˈkɒl yə ri)

n., pl. -lier•ies.

a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment.

[1625–35]

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Noun

colliery - a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

pit

coal mine, coalpit - a mine where coal is dug from the ground

mine - excavation in the earth from which ores and minerals are extracted

workplace, work - a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"

Translations

مَنْجَم فَحْممَنْجَم فَحْم حَجَري

uhelný důl

kulmine

Kohlengrube

ανθρακωρυχείο

mina de carbón

hiilikaivos

houillère mine de charbon

ugljenokop

kolanáma

miniera di carbone

炭鉱

탄광

kolgruva

เหมืองถ่านหิน

kömür ocağımaden kömür ocağı

mỏ than

煤矿

colliery

[ˈkɒlɪərɪ] N (Brit) → mina f de carbón

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

colliery

[ˈkɒljəri] n (British) → mine f de charbon, houillère f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

colliery

n → Grube f, → Zeche f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

colliery

[ˈkɒlɪərɪ] n (Brit) → miniera di carbone

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

collier

(ˈkoliə) noun

a person who works in a coalmine. Collier is another word for a coalminer.

ˈcolliery – plural ˈcollieries – noun

a coalmine.

colliery

→ مَنْجَم فَحْم uhelný důl kulmine Kohlengrube ανθρακωρυχείο mina de carbón hiilikaivos houillère ugljenokop miniera di carbone 炭鉱 탄광 kolenmijn kullgruve kopalnia mina de carvão угольная шахта kolgruva เหมืองถ่านหิน kömür ocağı mỏ than 煤矿

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