Phrase guide

coal mine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A mine from which coal (such as lignite or anthracite) is mined.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: colliery

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a mine where coal is dug from the ground

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coalpit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mine

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English coal mine.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ածխահանք (acxahankʻ) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Bengali: কয়লাখনি (koẏlakhoni) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Chinese Mandarin: 煤礦 /煤矿 (méikuàng) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Danish: kulmine — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Dutch: kolenmijn — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Faroese: kolanám — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Finnish: hiilikaivos — a mine from which coal is mined
  • French: mine de charbon — a mine from which coal is mined
  • French: charbonnage — a mine from which coal is mined
  • French: houillère — a mine from which coal is mined
  • German: Kohlebergwerk — a mine from which coal is mined
  • German: Kohlemine — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Greek: ανθρακωρυχείο (anthrakorycheío) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Hungarian: szénbánya — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Icelandic: kolanáma — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Interlingua: carboniera — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Irish: gualcha — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Irish: mianach guail — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Irish: gualmhianach — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Japanese: 石炭鉱区 (sekitan-kōku) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Japanese: 炭鉱 (tankō) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Korean: 탄광 (tan'gwang) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Korean: 석탄광 (seoktan'gwang) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Korean: 탄산 (tansan) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Macedonian: јагленоко́п (jaglenokóp) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Navajo: łeejin haagééd — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kullgruve — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kolgruve — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Polish: kopalnia węgla — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Portuguese: hulheira — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Russian: у́гольная ша́хта (úgolʹnaja šáxta) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Slovene: rudnik premoga — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Slovene: premogovnik — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Spanish: mina de carbón — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Swedish: kolgruva — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Turkish: kömür ocağı — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Walloon: houyire — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Walloon: tcherbonaedje — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Welsh: pwll glo — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Welsh: gwaith glo — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Yiddish: קוילנגרוב (koylngrub) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Yiddish: קוילן־מינע (koyln-mine) — a mine from which coal is mined
  • Yiddish: קוילן־שאַכטע (koyln-shakhte) — a mine from which coal is mined