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coal measures

plural noun

, Geology.
  1. coal-bearing strata.
  2. (initial capital letters) in Europe, a portion of the Carboniferous System, characterized by widespread coal deposits.


Coal Measures

plural noun

  1. a series of coal-bearing rocks formed in the upper Carboniferous period; the uppermost series of the Carboniferous system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of coal measures1

First recorded in 1655–65

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