What is another word for coalfield?

Pronunciation: [kˈə͡ʊlfiːld] (IPA)

Coalfields are areas where coal deposits are found and subsequently extracted, processed and utilized. There are numerous synonyms that can be used to describe coalfields. Some of the commonly used synonyms include coal seam, coal mine, coal pit, coal deposit, coal reserve, and coal basin. Other synonyms that can be used to describe coalfields include colliery, coal bed, coal vein, coal stratum, and coal lode. It is important to note that some synonyms for coalfields may have region-specific or industry-specific variations. For instance, in the United Kingdom, coalfield is commonly referred to as coal measures, while in the United States, Appalachian coalfields are often called the "coal belt".

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What are the hypernyms for Coalfield?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Coalfield?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for coalfield (as nouns)

Usage examples for Coalfield

"Let me tell you, sir, that Snake's Fall is the new coalfield of this great country.
"The Son of his Father"
Ridgwell Cullum
Bay of Fundy, denudation in coalfield in.
"The Student's Elements of Geology"
Sir Charles Lyell
Mons, on a hill overlooking the great coalfield of the Borinage, with its strange pyramidal spoil-heaps, is itself curiously free from the dirt and squalor of an English colliery town; and equally worth visiting for the sake of its splendid cathedral of St. Wandru, the richly polychromatic effect of whose interior, due to the conjunction of deep red-brick vaulting with the dark blue of its limestone capitals and piers, illustrates another pleasant phase of Belgian ecclesiastical architecture, as well as for the sake of a contest, almost of yesterday, that has added new and immortal laurels to the genius of British battle.
"Beautiful Europe - Belgium"
Joseph E. Morris

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