colliery
IPA: kˈɑɫjɝi
noun
- (Britain) An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.
- (US) A facility that supplies coal.
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Examples of "colliery" in Sentences
- The colliery was off the picture to the right.
- It was the site of the former Ireland Colliery.
- The main colliery in the village was Littleton.
- The coke ovens closed in 1956 and the colliery in 1984.
- His father was the owner of the Moat Colliery in Tipton.
- The village was previously the site of the Lambton colliery.
- The Danesmoor Industrial Estate is on the site of the Parkhouse Colliery.
- The bulk of the village originated from the colliery construction period.
- It is located just to the north of the site of the former Llancaiach Colliery.