colliery

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Pronunciation

/ˈkɒl.jə.ɹi/ (UK)

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/ˈkɒl.jə.ɹi/ (UK) · /ˈkɑl.jɚ.ɪ/ (US)

Definition of colliery

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(British)An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.

“From the hillock a score of red paths diverged as black ones do from a colliery, one of them leading to the homestead itself […]”

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noun

(British)An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.

“From the hillock a score of red paths diverged as black ones do from a colliery, one of them leading to the homestead itself […]”
(US)A facility that supplies coal.

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From collier + -y.

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