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Definition of Coalmine
1. a mine at which coal is dug [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coalmine
Literary usage of Coalmine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. On the Veldt in the Seventiesby Charles Warren by Charles Warren (1902)
"Sir C. WARREN, GCMG) Grahamstown 238 (From a sketch by Lt.-Gon. Sir C. WAHREN,
GCMG) Near Mouth of coalmine 243 (From a sketch by ..."
2. Historical Notes on the Bradford Corporation: With Records of the Lighting by William Cudworth (1881)
"... exact than others in explaining items comprising the " sundries." Thus: Thos.
Hodgson returns " By loss for Will. Rawson coalmine being unpaid, £01 02s. ..."
3. Water-supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1905)
"coalmine Creek.—coalmine Creek, a tributary of Heart River, which unites with it
a mile east of Belfield, shows great quantitie* of lignite along its course ..."
4. Annual Report (new Series). by Geological Survey of Canada (1893)
"The conglomerate of coalmine Brook is largely made up of pebbles of dark grit
... The outcrop in North River below the coalmine Brook yields North River. ..."
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