Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coal mine

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
coal mine
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mine from which coal (such as lignite or anthracite) is mined.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English coal mine.

Inflected Forms

coal mines (plural) coalmine (alternative)

Derived Forms

coalminer

Phrases

canary in a coal mine coal miner midnight in a coal mine

Synonyms

colliery coalpit

Questions

What does coal mine mean?
A mine from which coal (such as lignite or anthracite) is mined.
Where does coal mine come from?
Inherited from Middle English coal mine.

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