coal
451
1.0
- noun
- /koʊl/
:
carbón
- Because they're building coal plants, coal-fired plants all the time.
- a coal mine
- coal mining
- coal miners
So fossil fuels are oil, coal and gas, in that order.
- So fossil fuels are oil, coal and gas, in that order.
- But people forget that that coal is a large component of steel.
- Solar heating is today sending coal miners into other lines of work.
- You came from humble beginning in a coal mining town in North East England.
- We can get real on coal, cars, cash and trees.
- And they, they did everything to cripple coal successfully.
- Steam engines burnt coal and coal had to boil water to make steam.
- But we have hydro, we have oil, we have coal a lot.
- They heated up using coal, a pan full of iron.
- I mean, people use children, they use carbon, they use coal because it's cheap.
- Why Global human Flourishing Requires more Oil, coal and Natural gas, not less.
- And so how did you, you know, ascertain that coal had some of these things?
- Somewhere an old film Dusk soldiers on a coal barren coast.
- Well, the electricity system was built when we used had coal plants and gas plants.
Examples
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Ahead of us, women in shawls and small children are picking up coal along the road.
Academic text (2011) -
The workers transported coal to the power plant to generate electricity.
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We have to have coal, and we have to have nuclear.
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In the United States, it's either coal or natural gas.
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Near the center of the room burned a small coal fire on a short round stand.
Fiction book (1992) -
But people forget that that coal is a large component of steel.
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Take it down to the coal bin.
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put some more coal in the stove.
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There are many barriers to maximizing the value of coal use and minimizing environmental pollution.
Academic text (1990) -
And these so-called new clean coal plants don't come cheaply.
Synonyms
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3.3
A fuel like coal, oil, or natural gas made from ancient plants and animals
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9.8
A hard, natural coal that burns slowly with little smoke and gives a lot of heat
1
8.7
A soft brown coal used for fuel that gives less heat than harder coal
1
6.6
A soft black coal that burns easily and makes a smoky yellow flame
1
5.8
A soft brown material people burn to make heat or electricity
A hard, shiny coal that burns slowly and makes a lot of heat with little smoke
A hard natural fuel that burns slowly and gives very strong heat
A dark fuel that burns easily and makes a lot of smoke
A soft black fuel that burns with a bright flame used to make gas for light
A solid fuel burned in steam boilers to make steam for engines or power plants
A fine dark powder from coal that workers put on molds when they pour hot metal
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
1
6.6
A soft black coal that burns easily and makes a smoky yellow flame
- Specialized
1
6.2
A lung disease that comes from breathing coal dust for a long time
- Specialized
1
5.2
A thick dark sticky liquid made by heating coal and used in medicines and dyes
- Archaic
A metal container with a sloping front for holding and pouring coal into a fire
- Specialized
A dark oily liquid made from coal tar that protects wood from rot and insects
- Archaic
A fine dark powder from coal that workers put on molds when they pour hot metal
- Archaic
A solid fuel burned in steam boilers to make steam for engines or power plants
How Powerful
- Specialized
64
8.4
- Literature
16
9.9
- Specialized
17
4.6
451
1.0
- Specialized
691
2.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Coal comes from an old English word col, which meant 'charred' or 'burnt' and was used for burned wood and black fuel, and you can see the same idea in charcoal. So, coal is the black rock we burn for fuel.