coalfield

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Etymology

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From coal +‎ field.

Noun

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coalfield (plural coalfields)

  1. Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
    • 1961 August, “New traffic flows in South Wales”, in Trains Illustrated, page 492:
      The amount of coal despatched in the Western Region is about 24,000,000 tons a year, nearly all from South Wales, though the Region includes the Forest of Dean, N. Somerset, and part of the N. Wales coalfields.

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