Meaning

1 senses
  1. A mine from which coal (such as lignite or anthracite) is mined.

    Kohlebergwerk, Kohlemine

    у́гольная ша́хтаúgolʹnaja šáxta

    a mine where coal is dug from the ground

Examples

14 sentences
  1. Tom and Mary worked in a coal mine as children.

    deTom und Maria arbeiteten als Kinder in einem Kohlebergwerk. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  2. Many workers were trapped in the coal mine.

    ruМногие шахтёры оказались заблокированы в угольной шахте. — odexed

    deViele Arbeiter waren im Kohlenbergwerk eingeschlossen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. About ten million tons of coal are mined every day in China.

    ruВ Китае каждый день добывают примерно десять миллионов тонн угля. — eishiya

    deIn China werden täglich etwa zehn Millionen Tonnen Kohle abgebaut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. More than one million tons of coal are mined each day in Australia.

    ruВ Австралии ежедневно добывается более миллиона тонн угля. — Wezel

    deIn Australien werden jeden Tag über eine Million Tonnen Kohle abgebaut. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. This is the canary in the coal mine.

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a mine from which coal is mined:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a mine from which coal is mined:

Origin

Inherited from Middle English coal mine.

Inherited from Middle English coal mine.

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Forms

plural: coal mines

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a mine where coal is dug from the ground:coalpit

Word family

1 related words
Derivedcoalminer

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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