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Colliery

Noun CEFR B2
ˈkɒl.jə.ɹi

Definitions

  1. An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.
    British
  2. A facility that supplies coal.
    US

Equivalents

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Examples

“From the hillock a score⟳ of red paths diverged as black ones do from a colliery, one of them leading to the homestead itself […]”

CEFR level

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

Colliery Row Collies collieshangie colligability Colligan colligate

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