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Meanings of
brown coal
in English
Portuguese
lignito
Catalan
lignit
Back to the meaning
Intermediate between peat and bituminous coal.
lignite
wood coal
Portuguese
lignito
Synonyms
Examples for "
lignite
"
lignite
wood coal
Examples for "
lignite
"
1
Solid Energy says it's not abandoning plans to mine
lignite
in Southland.
2
Some half a million acres in Germany have been used for mining
lignite
.
3
Hegen flew above
lignite
mines in the Lusatia mining district of eastern Germany.
4
There are iron and
lignite
mines, but the output is small.
5
At least six billion tonnes of
lignite
lie under Southland farmland.
1
There was a low-burning fire, mostly glowing
wood
coals
.
2
Zeb sliced off some venison cutlets and cooked them to a turn over hot
wood
coals
.
3
This precaution rarely failed with good hard-
wood
coals
.
4
Plump brook trout, fresh from icy water, delicately broiled over searing
wood
coals
,
are the finest of food.
5
There was no fireplace, and the count had the place warmed by means of a big brass brazier filled with
wood
coals
.
Usage of
brown coal
in English
1
They distill it on the spot, out of the
brown
coal
.
2
It is called surturbrand, a variety of
brown
coal
or lignite, found chiefly in Iceland.
3
There is trade in silk, honey and wax, and
brown
coal
is found in the neighbourhood.
4
And we are more than
brown
coal
.
5
Similarly, producers of higher-cost
brown
coal
will be taxed at the same rate as black coal miners.
6
The biggest increase since the abolition of the carbon price has been the dirtiest
brown
coal
fired power.
7
It has also decided to sell its other
brown
coal
power station in the Valley, Loy Yang B.
8
Thank God for the
brown
coal
.
9
Electricity prices are likely to rise a little because black coal generation is more expensive than
brown
coal
.
10
This is particularly true for
brown
coal
,
for which Germany is the largest global producer before even commodity-rich Australia.
11
Lignite, a cheaply mined domestic
brown
coal
,
continues to hold a stable share of another quarter of power supply.
12
Generation from
brown
coal
and natural gas fell 3 percent and 6 percent respectively.
13
Production of coal for heat, coal for steel-making and lignite, or
brown
coal
,
all declined, according to the OECD.
14
Each year, Hambach and neighbouring mines churn out 30m tonnes of this
brown
coal
,
which is dirtier than black coal.
15
Germany relies on hard and
brown
coal
for half of its power generation but must obey strict EU carbon avoidance rules.
16
Lignite, or
brown
coal
,
is likely to play a bigger role in power generation as Turkey's economic growth bolsters electricity demand.
Other examples for "brown coal"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
brown
coal
brown
Adjective
Noun
Translations for
brown coal
Portuguese
lignito
lenhite
Catalan
lignit
Brown coal
through the time
Brown coal
across language varieties
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United Kingdom
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