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coalfield

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

a region where there is coal underground

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: field

History

Etymology

From coal + field.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: за́леж от ка́менни въ́глища (zálež ot kámenni vǎ́glišta) — region containing deposits of coal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 煤田 (méitián) — region containing deposits of coal
  • Finnish: hiilikenttä — region containing deposits of coal
  • Hungarian: szénmező — region containing deposits of coal
  • Korean: 탄전 (tanjeon) — region containing deposits of coal
  • Polish: zagłębie — region containing deposits of coal
  • Russian: каменноу́гольный бассе́йн (kamennoúgolʹnyj basséjn) — region containing deposits of coal