coalface
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- noun
- /ˈkoʊlfeɪs/
- Literature
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frente de trabajo
- As a front-line worker, he was truly at the coalface of climate change efforts.
We seem to be at the coalface of this crap, right.
- We seem to be at the coalface of this crap, right.
Examples
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In her role as a social worker, she is at the coalface of helping families in crisis.
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We seem to be at the coalface of this crap, right.
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But on the other hand, I think it's kind of like the coalface of the whole battle with this progressive mindset.
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I'm not sure how much there is to gain from you two being at the coalface, if I'm honest.
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It shifts resources away from the blokes, who are the ones at the coalface.
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Our 'coalface' is the interchange between the sustainability and creative spheres, and we are constantly looking at what each can learn from the other.
Blog text (28) -
These humanitarian, human rights, and faith organizations work at the coalface in the Occupied Territories and have witnessed the impact of the illegal Israeli settlements and brutal military rule.
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I too have worked at the writing coalface—nigh on 35 years now, without managing to persuade a publisher to publish one of my 10 novels.
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The teachers at our school are at the coalface of educational reform, facing challenges daily.
Synonyms
The place where work is done and real problems happen
In a job or place where the real work is done
Antonyms
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2.1
The part of a scene or situation that is less noticeable and behind the main focus
How Hands-on
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Coalface originally named the place in a mine where miners dug the coal, the 'face' of the seam. So today coalface often means the 'frontline' or most hands-on place where real work and problems are found.