What does colliery mean?

n. A place where coal is mined, including all the buildings and machines used for mining.

colliery

🇺🇸 /ˈkɑːliəri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈkɒliəri/

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noun

A place where coal is mined, including all the buildings and machines used for mining.

The workers at the colliery were on strike for better working conditions.

A place where coal is mined, including all the buildings and machines used for mining.

Plural collieries