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STEAM COAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does steam coal mean?
• STEAM COAL (noun)
The noun STEAM COAL has 1 sense:
1. coal suitable for use under steam boilers
Familiarity information: STEAM COAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coal suitable for use under steam boilers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("steam coal" is a kind of...):
coal (fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period)
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