coal

[US]/kəʊl/
[UK]/koʊl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. load coal; put coal on
vt. add coal to; turn into charcoal
n. coal; lump of coal; charcoal

Phrases & Collocations

coal mining

coal combustion

coal reserves

coal mine

coal seam

coal industry

coal preparation

pulverized coal

coal bed

coal gas

coal production

coal gasification

coal tar

coal face

coal ash

coal gangue

coal field

coking coal

coal dust

raw coal

coal measures

coal slurry

Example Sentences

coal is cheap and plentiful.

There is plenty of coal in this area.

coal miners; coal seams; coal haulers.

a woman with coal-black eyes.

don't put coal in the bath.

The coal miners struck.

a documentary about coal miners

The paper had a coal water mixture test with vitrain coal, bright coal and dull coal from Ningtiaota coal in Shenfu mining area.

Coal gave the region industrial supremacy.

loading coals into a wagon.

the movement of coal was the lifeblood of British railways.

she shovelled coal on the fire.

Real-world Examples

You wouldn't be arguing about phasing out coal in fifteen or eleven years.

Source: United Nations Youth Speech

They wanted to reach some fresh coal.

Source: Global Slow English

That's thanks mostly to burning less coal.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2023 Compilation

There is not much coal or oil on Earth.

Source: Jiangsu Yilin Edition Oxford Primary English (Level 3) Grade 6 Upper Volume

If only we had some coal, or gravel, or tin.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

Diamonds are just pressed coal; corpses have stories, secrets.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

The German government said it would need to burn more coal.

Source: The Economist - Weekly News Highlights

Industrial Revolution, burning coal like, " Ah, yes! "

Source: Gates Couple Interview Transcript

These men work underground for six hours at a time, mining coal.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

The U.S. has supported banning North Korean coal and other mineral exports.

Source: VOA Special February 2016 Collection

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