colliery

noun
/ˈkɒl.jə.ɹi/UK/ˈkɑl.jɚ.ɪ/US

Etymology

From collier + -y.

  1. inherited from colier
  2. suffixed as colliery — “collier + y

Definitions

  1. An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.

    • From the hillock a score of red paths diverged as black ones do from a colliery, one of them leading to the homestead itself […]
  2. A facility that supplies coal.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA