Colliery Meaning
/ˈkɒl.jə.ɹi/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.
nounA facility that supplies coal.
Sentence Examples
The old colliery was abandoned.
The town relied on the local colliery.
The miners returned to the colliery early in the morning.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old ____ employed hundreds of miners before it closed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Thousands of workers lost their jobs when the local coal ____ closed.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English collier English -y English colliery From collier + -y.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"From the hillock a score of red paths diverged as black ones do from a colliery, one of them leading to the homestead itself […]"
— 1938, Xavier Herbert, “Chapter VII”, in Capricornia, page 91:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old ____ employed hundreds of miners before it closed.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Thousands of workers lost their jobs when the local coal ____ closed.