Meaning & Definition of Coal in English
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Coal
/koʊl/
noun
1. Fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the carboniferous period
synonym:
- coal
2. A hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
synonym:
- ember,
- coal
verb
1. Burn to charcoal
- "Without a drenching rain, the forest fire will char everything"
synonym:
- char,
- coal
2. Supply with coal
synonym:
- coal
3. Take in coal
- "The big ship coaled"
synonym:
- coal
Examples of using
China is the largest producer and consumer of coal in the world.
We need a large amount of coal.
Tom burns both wood and coal in his stove.