Coal - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering (syn: ember)
verb
Extra examples
When the coals are red, they are very hot.
I toasted one last marshmallow over the coals of the campfire.
In this harbour a vessel can coal.
We have now finished coaling at the site.
Put some coal on the fire.
Red hot coals glowed in the grate.
Grill over hot coals for two minutes.
The big ship coaled
Coal is a form of carbon.
The annual production of coal
They bunkered just enough coal to get them to the port.
Petroleum is a derivative of coal tar.
The miners had streaks of coal dust on their faces.
The power station burns coal from the Ruhr region.
The coal train ran off the rails.
Word forms
singular: coal
plural: coals
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