coal pit

noun

1. a pit where coal is dug.
2. a place where charcoal is made.

Word History and Origins

Origin of coal pit¹

before 1050; Middle English colpytte, Old English collpytt

Example Sentences

"We may assume that this ship is Roman, but we are unsure of its exact age," he told Reuters at the dusty site hanging precariously above a vast open coal pit.

From Reuters

It comes after Thunberg and other protesters were carried awa y Tuesday from the edge of an open coal pit mine in western Germany where they demonstrated against the destruction of a village to make way for the mine’s expansion.

From Seattle Times

Her body was found that afternoon in a nearby waste coal pit.

From Seattle Times

Her body was found that afternoon in a nearby waste coal pit.

From Fox News

In a tip of the hat to the structure’s past, the company turned an adjacent elevated rail line on concrete trestles into a walkway; below, in what was once the coal pit, locals sit at a brewery’s long tables while their children play nearby.

From New York Times