colliery
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- noun
- /ˈkɑːliəri/
- Archaic
- The Shirebrook colliery was known for its extensive network of tunnels and hardworking miners.
Examples
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In the mid-80s, Keith Pattinson documented the miners' strike in the Easington Colliery.
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Have you ever been down the collieries?
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I will go down the colliery with you, sir.
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The colliery is no place for you.
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- I am going down the colliery.
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Speaker, the Shirebrook Colliery employed thousands of workers in skilled, well paid, unionised jobs digging coal.
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Many families relied on the local colliery for their livelihoods during the coal boom.
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Safety regulations at the colliery have improved significantly over the past decade.
Synonyms
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A hole in the ground where people dig for minerals like coal or gold
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A large hole in the ground used for mining
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A place underground where people dig coal
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A part of a mine or quarry where people dig for minerals
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A place where people remove minerals from the ground now or in the past
A place where people dig coal from the ground
A place where people dig minerals from the ground
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Etymology
The word colliery comes from coal and the place ending -ery, where -ery means 'a place for' and coal is the black rock you burn for heat. So a colliery is a place for coal, a coal mine and its buildings.