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—coal miner. —coal mining.a mine or pit from which coal is obtained.[1605-15]
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coal mine — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms coal mine : singular coal mine plural coal mines a place where coal is dug from under the ground … English dictionary
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coal mine — also coal pit noun (C) a mine from which coal is dug … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
coal mine — noun A mine from which coal is mined. Syn: colliery … Wiktionary
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