sea coal

Noun

Meaning

Coal brought by sea; -- a name by which mineral coal was formerly designated in the south of England, in distinction from charcoal, which was brought by land.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Alternative names

sea-coal

Synonyms

Caspian Sea coal black sea Baltic Sea Adriatic Sea Caribbean Sea Barents Sea Bering Sea Aral Sea Arabian Sea Aegean Sea Philippine Sea Coral Sea red sea dead sea
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Hypernyms

soft coal bituminous coal

Examples

The coal was often called sea coal because it was washed up from undersea outcrops on the Northumbrian coast. Source: Internet

The term 'sea coal' likely originated from chunks of coal, found washed up on beaches, that wave action had broken from coastal outcroppings. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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