col· liery ˈkäl-yə-rē plural collieries : a coal mine and its connected buildings Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Last year, nine miners plunged to deaths when a steel elevator …

colliery ( ˈkɒljərɪ) n, pl -lieries (Mining & Quarrying) chiefly Brit a coal mine Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 col•lier•y (ˈkɒl yə ri) n., pl. -lier•ies. a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment. [1625–35]

Colliery definition, a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment. See more.

colliery noun [ C ] NATURAL RESOURCES, PRODUCTION UK uk / ˈkɒljəri / us a mine from which coal is dug, and all the buildings, machines, etc. connected with it: The Earth Centre is …

colliery noun [ C ] NATURAL RESOURCES, PRODUCTION UK uk / ˈkɒljəri / us a mine from which coal is dug, and all the buildings, machines, etc. connected with it: The Earth Centre is …

colliery noun An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings. colliery noun A facility that supplies coal. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: Colliery noun Etymology: from collier. 1. The place where coals are dug. 2. The coal trade. Webster Dictionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition:

noun. a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it. synonyms: pit.

The Britannica Dictionary. colliery. 1 ENTRIES FOUND: colliery (noun) colliery / ˈ kɑːljəri/ noun. plural collieries. colliery / ˈ kɑːljəri/ noun. plural collieries. Britannica Dictionary definition of COLLIERY [count] chiefly British: a coal mine and the buildings that are near it. ASK THE EDITOR What does "My night was nothing to write home about" mean?

A colliery is a coal mine and all the buildings and equipment which are connected with it. [British] COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Word Frequency colliery in American English (ˈkɑljəri ) noun Word forms: plural ˈcollieries Chiefly British a coal mine and its buildings, equipment, etc.

A colliery is a coal mine and all the buildings and equipment which are connected with it. [British] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Word Frequency colliery in British English (ˈkɒljərɪ ) noun Word forms: plural -lieries mainly British a coal mine Collins English Dictionary.