anthracite
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Definition of anthracite
— called also hard coal
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Midnight Monochrome Go bold with an all-black aesthetic via the KUNGSBACKA doors in anthracite, the BOSJÖN faucet, the HÄLLVIKEN quartz composite sink quartz composite sink, and the SÄLJAN black marble effect countertops. — Jessica Dailey, Good Housekeeping, "Your Style," 11 Feb. 2019 Designed by Montreal studio Thellend Fortin Architects, the Long Horizontals house is conceived as a series of boxy volumes that form grayscale Tetris blocks made of glass and anthracite gray wood. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "Super modern ski chalet is a wintertime dream," 29 Nov. 2018 According to the press release, the CUVolution is a bright orange camper trimmed in a matte anthracite color created to look like carbon fiber. — Megan Barber, Curbed, "Camper vans get a race car makeover," 17 Aug. 2018 And Wheelabrator, a cogeneration plant powered by waste coal from long-defunct anthracite mines, would lose a $700,000 contract to provide steam to heat the prison. — Samantha Melamed, Philly.com, "Can the rural prison economy survive the era of decarceration?," 7 June 2018 Its winches could send 800-pound bags of anthracite along cables. — Tim Prudente, Washington Post, "Baltimore-bound USS Cyclops vanished 100 years ago. Its fate remains a mystery.," 15 Mar. 2018 Its winches could send 800-pound bags of anthracite along cables. — Tim Prudente, Washington Post, "Baltimore-bound USS Cyclops vanished 100 years ago. Its fate remains a mystery.," 15 Mar. 2018 Its winches could send 800-pound bags of anthracite along cables. — Tim Prudente, Washington Post, "Baltimore-bound USS Cyclops vanished 100 years ago. Its fate remains a mystery.," 15 Mar. 2018 Its winches could send 800-pound bags of anthracite along cables. — Tim Prudente, Washington Post, "Baltimore-bound USS Cyclops vanished 100 years ago. Its fate remains a mystery.," 15 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'anthracite.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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