black coal
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Noun edit
black coal (countable and uncountable, plural black coals)
- high-quality coal
- 1919, Walter Hines Page, Arthur Wilson Page, The World's work, Volume 38:
- The drop in 1918 was also a fall in the production of black coal. In other words he losses were in the best coal, the gains in the poorer coal
- (nontechnical) coal
Usage notes edit
When used in comparison to brown coal or other grades of coal, the specific definition is likely intended. When used in comparison to white coal, or in a non-technical sense, it may mean any type of coal.
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high quality coal
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