coal seam

English

Noun

coal seam (plural coal seams)

(geology) A stratum of coal between strata of other rocks.
- 1961 November, “Talking of Trains: The subsidence problem”, in Trains Illustrated, page 651:
  Alternatively, the N.C.B. agrees to pay a percentage of the cost of any repairs or preventive work that ensues from working the coal seam.

Synonyms

coal bed

Translations

a stratum of goal between strata of other rocks

Chinese:
Mandarin: 煤層／煤层 (zh) (méicéng)
Finnish: hiilisuoni, kivihiilikerros
French: veine de charbon
German: Kohleflöz n
Irish: síog ghuail f
Spanish: veta de carbón m or f

References

“coal seam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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