From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Gas, coal, oil, Geology, Householdcoalcoal /kΙΚl $ koΚl/ βββS2W2 noun1[uncountable]TPGHEG a hard black mineral which is dug out of the ground and burnt to produce heat
Put some coal on the fire.
the coal mining industry
a lump of coal2[countable usually plural]DH a piece of coal, especially one that is burning
Red hot coals glowed in the grate.3[countable usually plural] American English a piece of wood or coal that is burning β charcoal
Grill over hot coals for two minutes.4 βcarry/take coals to Newcastle5 βhaul/rake/drag somebody over the coalsExamples from the Corpuscoalβ’ coalminersβ’ Known oilreserves are enough to last for 40 years, naturalgas for over 65 years and coal for 250 years.β’ Heat is radiated entirely from the ceramic coals or logs.β’ Grill the steaks over medium-hot coals for 5-7 minutes on each side.β’ Now coalexports are smaller and these docks are less busy.β’ For the Schuman plan had implicationsbeyond a simplecoordination of coal and steelproduction.β’ Softcoal is notorious for its content of pollutants, such as sulfur.β’ What of Labour's plans for the future of the coalindustry?β’ Wilson had grown up black with coaldust.OrigincoalOld Englishcol
