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HARD COAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hard coal mean?
• HARD COAL (noun)
The noun HARD COAL has 1 sense:
1. a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
Familiarity information: HARD COAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
anthracite; anthracite coal; hard coal
Hypernyms ("hard coal" is a kind of...):
coal (fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period)
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