coal town

noun

A company town built by a mining company to house workers at a coal mine. These are usually unincorporated communities.

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Meanings

nouncoal town (plural coal towns)

plural coal towns

  1. USA company town built by a mining company to house workers at a coal mine. These are usually unincorporated communities.
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