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slag heap

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining. Can also refer to the waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: spoil heap

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: тэрыко́н (terykón) — Translations
  • Catalan: pila d'escòria — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 礦渣堆 /矿渣堆 (kuàngzhāduī) — Translations
  • Czech: odval — Translations
  • Finnish: kuonakasa — Translations
  • French: terril — Translations
  • French: crassier — Translations
  • German: Schlackenhalde — Translations
  • German: Abraumhalde — Translations
  • German: Schlackehaufen — Translations
  • Hungarian: meddőhányó — Translations
  • Hungarian: salakhányó — Translations
  • Japanese: ボタ山 (bota-yama) — Translations
  • Portuguese: monte de resíduos — Translations
  • Russian: террико́н (terrikón) — Translations
  • Scots: bing — Translations
  • Spanish: pila de desechos — Translations
  • Ukrainian: терико́н (terykón) — Translations
  • Walloon: teri — Translations
  • Walloon: terisse — Translations
  • Walloon: verdô — Translations