colliery

[ kol-yuh-ree ]

noun

, plural col·lier·ies.

1. a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment.

colliery

/ ˈkɒljərɪ /

noun

1. a coal mine

Word History and Origins

Origin of colliery¹

First recorded in 1625–35; collier + -y ³

Example Sentences

Gareth Jones, who formerly worked at Lady Windsor Colliery, Ynysybwl, in Rhondda Cynon Taf, said miners had for many years "cried out for this money to be distributed at a fairer proportion".

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Cpl Gasior travelled to England, first working at a colliery in Preston before joining a circus and ending up in the West Midlands.

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Mr Swinscoe lived in the Derbyshire village of Pinxton, and since the age of 14 had worked at Langton Colliery as a "cutter", known for operating a machine that cut large chunks of coal out of the coal face for others to then break down.

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Since the age of 14, Mr Swinscoe had worked at Langton Colliery as a "cutter", known for operating a machine that cut large chunks of coal out of the coal face for others to then break down.

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Ms Bell managed to get out of the vehicle after it crashed into a central reservation at about 23:30 BST on the M62 nearby the Clock Face Colliery Country Park.

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