coal

1. (uncountable)A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

   The coal in this region was prized by ironmasters in centuries past, who mined it in the spots where the drainage methods of the day permitted.

2. A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

   (countable)A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn.

   Put some coal on the fire.

   Order some coal from the coalyard.

3. (countable)A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)

   Put some coals on the fire.

4. (countable)A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.

   hot coals

   glowing coals

   a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering

5. (countable, uncountable)Charcoal.

   Kohle

6. (Internet, countable, uncountable)Content of low quality.

   I'm so sick of seeing this coal online.

7. (countable, slang, uncountable)Bombs emitting black smoke on impact.

8. (countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable)Money.

1. This country is rich in coal.

   Ця країна багата на вуголь. — deniko

   ruЭта страна богата углём. — marafon

   deDieses Land ist reich an Kohle. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. We have used up the coal.

   Ми використали все вугілля. — deniko

   ruМы использовали весь уголь. — Wezel

   deWir haben die Kohle aufgebraucht. — mayabe

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3. I used to be a coal miner.

   Я колись був шахтарем. — deniko

   ruЯ раньше был шахтёром. — marafon

   deIch war früher ein Bergarbeiter. — mayabe

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4. I'm a coal miner.

   Я шахтар. — deniko

   ruЯ шахтёр. — Balamax

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5. Tom was a coal miner.

   Том був шахтарем. — deniko

   ruТом был шахтёром. — marafon

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