coal
US /kol/
・UK /kəʊl/
A2
noun
- Dark hard substance from the earth burnt as a fuel
- A single piece of coal.
adjective
- Of a color similar to that of coal; black.
other
- A black or dark brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
- The industry involved in the mining and distribution of coal.
Examples
Red-hot coals glowed in the fireplace.
opencast coal mining