Associations to the word «Colliery»

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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras