slag heap en · NOUN
Meanings
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A man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining. Can also refer to the waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound.
The Borinage coalfield around Mons is another attractive area for the railway enthusiast; it is rather like South Lancashire, with its gently undulating landscape studded with slag heaps and pithead gear and criss-crossed by railway lines and tramways.
1960 February, J. N. Faulkner, “The Belgian Railways today”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86:As the Lothian Plain is reached, collieries and slag heaps begin to appear, although much of the surrounding country remains unspoiled.
1952 January, H. A. Vallance, “The Waverley Route”, in Railway Magazine, page 16:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slag-heap | alternative | lexicographic | |
| slagheap | alternative | lexicographic | |
| slag heaps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (21)
de Abraumhalde (Translations) · be тэрыко́н (Translations) · fi kuonakasa (Translations) · hu meddőhányó (Translations) · sco bing (Translations) · pt monte de resíduos (Translations) · ru террико́н (Translations) · cmn 礦渣堆 /矿渣堆 (Translations) · ja ボタ山 (Translations) · wa verdô (Translations) · cs odval (Translations) · ca pila d'escòria (Translations) · wa terisse (Translations) · fr crassier (Translations) · de Schlackehaufen (Translations) · de Schlackenhalde (Translations) · hu salakhányó (Translations) · fr terril (Translations) · es pila de desechos (Translations) · wa teri (Translations) · uk терико́н (Translations)