coalfield

[US]/ˈkəulfi:ld/
[UK]/'kol'fild/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. area rich in coal deposits, active mining area
Word Forms

Example Sentences

The relationship between microlithotype and the distribution of cleat in coal bed is discussed through a case from Hedong coalfield, combining microstratigraphy and statistics methods.

The coalfield is rich in natural resources.

Coalfield workers face dangerous working conditions.

The coalfield has been mined for decades.

Environmental concerns surround the coalfield development.

The coalfield provides employment for many local residents.

The government is investing in coalfield infrastructure.

Coalfield communities are facing economic challenges.

Coalfield reserves are being depleted rapidly.

The coalfield region is experiencing population growth.

Coalfield extraction methods are constantly evolving.

Real-world Examples

The coachman coaxed them to a coalfield.

Source: Pan Pan

No, professor, but it needs electricity to run, batteries to generate its electricity, sodium to feed its batteries, coal to make its sodium, and coalfields from which to dig its coal.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Thus were formed those immense coalfields, which nevertheless, are not inexhaustible, and which three centuries at the present accelerated rate of consumption will exhaust unless the industrial world will devise a remedy.

Source: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

Precisely. These mines extend under the waves like the coalfields at Newcastle. Here, dressed in diving suits, pick and mattock in hand, my men go out and dig this carbon fuel for which I don't need a single mine on land.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

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