Associations to the word «Colliery»
Noun
- Coal
- Miner
- Seam
- Siding
- Barnsley
- Pit
- Tramway
- Nottinghamshire
- Mining
- Doncaster
- Durham
- Stephenson
- Hatfield
- Closure
- Tyne
- Markham
- Welfare
- Shaft
- Yorkshire
- Sunk
- Northumberland
- Mines
- Sunderland
- Darlington
- Coke
- Explosion
- Ventilation
- Spoil
- Derbyshire
- Vale
- Lancashire
- Collier
- Thorne
- Mine
- Disaster
- Glamorgan
- Staffordshire
- Chesterfield
- Incline
- Wigan
- Ellington
- Clifton
- Underground
- Midlands
- Sinking
- Working
- Shields
- Locomotive
- Pumping
- Quarry
- Newcastle
- Stockton
- Sheffield
- Hartley
- Marley
- Junction
- Grange
- Railway
- Middleton
- Bolton
- Swansea
- Main
- Canal
- Mansfield
- Bradford
- Wakefield
- Forth
- Lea
- Denton
- Proprietor
- Workforce
- Hokkaido
- Midland
- Annum
- Transvaal
- Wharf
- Nook
- Yew
- Drift
- Albion
- Limited
- Maitland
- Manchester
- Fife
- Lease
Adverb
Wiktionary
COLLIERY, noun. (British) An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.
COLLIERY, noun. (US) A facility that supplies coal.
Dictionary definition
COLLIERY, noun. A workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it.
Wise words
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