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Meanings of coal in English

Russian
ископаемый уголь
Portuguese
carvão
Spanish
carbón mineral
Catalan
carbó
Wikidata

A combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock.

        ископаемый уголь
        Portuguese
        rescaldo
        Catalan
        carbó

        A hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering.

              rescaldo
              Catalan
              socarrar-se

              Burn to charcoal.

                    socarrar-se
                    Usage of coal in English
                    1
                    Last year, the government blocked several new proposals for coal liquefaction facilities.
                    The Guardian
                    2
                    The company owns a key coal project in New South Wales state.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    It said difficult conditions in the coal industry would persist throughout 2016.
                    Reuters
                    4
                    However, the company has stopped short of quitting coal and oil entirely.
                    The Guardian
                    5
                    Indonesia is expected to produce 230 million tonnes of coal this year.
                    Reuters
                    6
                    Higher coal prices this year have helped the resource-dependent economy gain momentum.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    The president's administration has also developed new rules for future coal plants.
                    The Guardian
                    8
                    Wood and coal; apple and peach; iron and silver; ship and automobile.
                    The Measurement of Intelligence / An Explanation of and a Comple...
                    9
                    The Lancashire cotton industry was rapidly converting from water power to coal.
                    The Rational Optimist
                    10
                    The progress of new coal plant development is not exciting, Flemming said.
                    Reuters
                    11
                    It will also require building new gas and coal plants, Merkel said.
                    Reuters
                    12
                    But he said market forces were already moving utilities away from coal.
                    Reuters
                    13
                    The harsh reality is that less nuclear means more gas and coal.
                    The Guardian
                    14
                    India had stated that planned coal-fired power plants may not be needed.
                    Radio NZ
                    15
                    The Company's main business include coal mining business and coal processing business.
                    Reuters
                    16
                    Scott Morrison brings coal to question time: what fresh idiocy is this?
                    The Guardian
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