colliery
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈkɒl.jə.ɹi/ / /ˈkɑl.jɚ.ɪ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English collier English -y English colliery From collier + -y.
- An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.
“From the hillock a score of red paths diverged as black ones do from a colliery, one of them leading to the homestead itself […]”
- A facility that supplies coal.