Meaning

2 senses
  1. A pit where coal is extracted.

    Kohlengrube

    a mine where coal is dug from the ground

  2. (US)A place where charcoal is made.

    Kohlemmeiler

Translations

1 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
where coal is extracted:
where charcoal is made:

Origin

From Middle English colpit, from Old English colpytt. Equivalent to coal + pit.

From Middle English colpit, from Old English colpytt. Equivalent to coal + pit.

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Forms

plural: coalpits
Singularcoalpit
Pluralcoalpits

regular

Synonyms

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

See also

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