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Meaning of steam coal | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A coal which has a grade between bituminous coal and anthracite, and which was once widely used as a fuel for steam engines in ships and locomotives.

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Suomi höyryhiili
Русский парови́чный у́голь

CEFR level

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

steam condenser steam cooker steam cracker steam cracking steam crane steam devil

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