colliery

col·liery | \ ˈkäl-yə-rē

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plural collieries

Definition of colliery

: a coal mine and its connected buildings

Examples of colliery in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Local residents and miners from the Aberfan colliery led the early rescue operation, helping to pull casualties from the wreckage. — Matthew Robinson, CNN, "What was the Aberfan disaster, seen in 'The Crown' episode 3?," 22 Nov. 2019 Wales has many – and win it for Labour, the center-left party that grew out of the union movement that organized the miners in the collieries which defined and disfigured these valleys. — Simon Montlake, The Christian Science Monitor, "As UK sets poll date, a voter’s dilemma: Vote on party, or vote on Brexit?," 30 Oct. 2019 But by the time the band formed in the mid-1980s the Valleys had endured decades of industrial decline, and Margaret Thatcher’s drive to shut down the remaining collieries precipitated unrest. — Longreads, "Manic Street Preachers’ Album The Holy Bible," 25 June 2019

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16 Feb 2020

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“Colliery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colliery. Accessed 26 Feb. 2020.

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