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Meaning of coal town | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A company town built by a mining company to house workers at a coal mine. These are usually unincorporated communities.

US

CEFR level

B2

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

See also

coal train coal worker's pneumoconiosis coal-meter coal-rolling coal-scuttle bonnet coal-smoke