coalmine en · NOUN
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of coal mine.
alt of coal mine
Work on the new railroad that thrust its way up onto the Shangtang: Plateau from the old railhead at the huge coalmine of Chiaotso in the Yellow River Valley went on for three years.
1983, William Hinton, “Two Dams and a Railroad”, in Shenfan, New York: Vintage Books, published 1984, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 226:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| coalmines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |