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

"Since the closure of a lot of the collieries, they've filled up with water so these schemes operate by us drilling bore holes down to intercept that water," he said.

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Mrs Heron and her husband Bob, a former colliery worker, still have a replica of the cheque at their home on Wearside.

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Thousands of men in Goldthorpe and neighbouring village Thurnscoe worked at four local collieries when miners across Britain went on strike in 1984 to fight the National Coal Board's plans to shut pits.

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He was among the first men to walk out on strike in March 1984 after learning of the government's plans to shut Cortonwood colliery, near Rotherham, and 19 other pits - some within weeks.

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Heather, who had spent her life in the County Durham pit village of Easington, saw the urgent need to recruit the colliery women to the cause.

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