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Meaning of coal scuttle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A metal container of varying shapes, equipped with a handle for carrying coal for use on a domestic fire.
  2. Ellipsis of coal scuttle helmet.
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Examples

“He wanted to see less marshalling of trains, and a move away from a culture that allowed 85% of a wagon's life to be spent "empty, being used as storage bins for goods or in sidings as coal scuttles".”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

coal scuttle helmet coal seam coal tar coal tit coal town coal train

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