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colliery

noun

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L30647 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkɒl.jə.ɹi/ / /ˈkɑl.jɚ.ɪ/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English collier English -y English colliery From collier + -y.

  1. 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 […]

  2. A facility that supplies coal.