Usage of "soft coal" | TermGallery

Portuguese

carvão betuminoso

Catalan

hulla

Rich in tarry hydrocarbons; burns readily with a smoky yellow flame.

bituminous coal

carvão betuminoso

Synonyms

Examples for "bituminous coal"

bituminous coal

Examples for "bituminous coal"

Again the tendency is to work bituminous coal fires less than formerly. 
 Steam, Its Generation and Use 

The bituminous coal is of several grades, each suitable for a particular purpose. 
 Cleveland Past and Present: Its Representative Men / Comprising ... 

It comes because we use for fuel bituminous coal and No. 
 The new yorker 

The well-known condition of the bituminous coal industry is an illustration. 
 State of the Union Addresses (1790-2006) 

The gas consists of vapors derived from petroleum or bituminous coal. 
 The Working of Steel / Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of... 

Usage of soft coal in English

The bunkers contained a small portion of soft coal for this purpose. 
 On The Blockade 

English coal is all soft coal, and the stone is soft stone. 
 Winter Sunshine 

Take a small lump of soft coal and reduce to powder by pounding. 
 The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do 

Gives history of some of early laws against burning soft coal.. View Article 
 The new yorker 

A careful examination showed a four-foot vein of soft coal. 
 Lost in the Air 

And the younger girl, Eleanor, replied: "I suppose they burn soft coal." 
 Polly of Pebbly Pit 

From which kind is gas obtained, hard or soft coal? 
 Home Geography for Primary Grades 

Strikingly handsome, with blue-black hair and eyes like soft coal. 
 Strange Sweet Song 

A small blaze of fire in the old-fashioned soft coal grate gave a faint light. 
 Watch Yourself Go By 

The stove is for soft coal and stands open. 
 David Lockwin—The People's Idol 

Atmospheric effects may be seen there that are unobtainable without the combustion of soft coal. 
 Your United States: Impressions of a first visit 

Suppose we have a battery of boilers, and " soft coal" is the fuel. 
 Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful ... 

Still she didn't move, raise her head, break the low fumbling of the soft coal. 
 The Three Black Pennys: A Novel 

The diamond and the chunk of soft coal are exactly the same material, say the chemists. 
 The University of Hard Knocks 

I had always believed-inaccordance with my early teachings-thatthe fuel was soft coal and brimstone. 
 Sympathy for the devil 

A puff of soft coal gas wafted into the cave, causing the boys to hold their breaths. 
 The Boy Scout Camera Club; Or, the Confession of a Photograph 