black coal
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
black coal (countable and uncountable, plural black coals)
- high-quality coal
- 1919, Walter Hines Page, Arthur Wilson Page, The World's work, Volume 38:
- The drop in 1918 was also a fall in the production of black coal. In other words he losses were in the best coal, the gains in the poorer coal
- (nontechnical) coal
Usage notes[edit]
When used in comparison to brown coal or other grades of coal, the specific definition is likely intended. When used in comparison to white coal, or in a non-technical sense, it may mean any type of coal.
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Translations[edit]
high quality coal
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