Definition of colliery Colliery

col•lier•y

We found 7 definitions of colliery from 5 different sources.

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Noun Plural: collieries
colliery - a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
		pit
		workplace, work a place where work is done; "he arrived at work early today"
		coal mine, coalpit a mine where coal is dug from the ground

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Wiktionary

colliery (Noun)
An underground coal mine , together with its surface buildings.
colliery (Noun)
A facility that supplies coal.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

colliery (n.)
The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the buildings, etc., belonging to it.
colliery (n.)
The coal trade.

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colliery
A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it.

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colliery, noun, singular of collieries.

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