coal

Definitions

1. An unincorporated community in Henry County, Missouri, United States, named after early settler Stephen Coale.
2. A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel
3. A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
   uncountable
4. An unincorporated community and coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
5. A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn
6. A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof, as a fuel commodity ready to buy and burn.
   countable
7. Four townships in the United States, in Missouri, Ohio (2), and Pennsylvania, listed under Coal Township.
8. A piece of coal used for burning
9. A piece of coal used for burning (this use is less common in American English)
   countable
10. A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel
11. A glowing or charred piece of coal, wood, or other solid fuel.
    countable
12. Charcoal
13. Charcoal.
    countable, uncountable
14. Content of low quality.
    Internet, countable, uncountable
15. Bombs emitting black smoke on impact.
    countable, slang, uncountable
16. Money.
    countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

32 more languages

العربيةالفحمفحم

Bosanskićumurkolugaljugljenћумуругаљугљен+ 4 more

Catalàbrasa

Češtinauhlí

Cymraegmarworyn

Ελληνικάάνθρακαςκάρβουνο

Suomihiilihiilloskivihiili

Gaeilgeaibhleog

Gàidhliggual

Galegocarbón

עבריתגחלתפחם

हिन्दीकोयला

Hrvatskićumurkolugaljugljenћумуругаљугљен+ 4 more

Magyarszén

Bahasa Indonesiakol

Italianotizzone

日本語すみ炭煤煤炭石炭+ 2 more

한국어검은금매탄석탄탄+ 1 more

Kurdîkol

Latinacarbo

Latviešuakmeņogleogle

Te Reo Māorikongawaro

Македонскиќумур

Nederlandskool

Polskiczarne złotowęgiel

Portuguêsbrasa

Românăcărbunetăciune

Српскиćumurkolugaljugljenћумуругаљугљен+ 4 more

Svenskaglödkol

Türkçekömür

Українськавугіллявугіль

Tiếng Việtthanthan đá

Examples

“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.”

“Coal-eaters they may have⟳ been, but a more willing or harder working Atlantic engine was never designed.”

“Put⟳ some coal on the fire.”

“Order⟳ some coal from the coalyard.”

“Put⟳ some coals on the fire.”

“hot coals”

“glowing coals”

“Just as the campfire died down to just coals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load⟳ of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed.”

“I'm so sick of seeing this coal online.”

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