Meanings
nouncoal seam (plural coal seams)
plural coal seams
- geographyA stratum of coal between strata of other rocks.
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.
1961 November, “Talking of Trains: The subsidence problem”, in Trains Illustrated, page 651Synonyms: coal bed
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA stratum of coal between strata of other rocks.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 煤層 /煤层
- 煤層 /煤层 (méicéng)a stratum of goal between strata of other rocks
Finnish hiilisuoni, kivihiilikerros
- hiilisuonia stratum of goal between strata of other rocks
- kivihiilikerrosa stratum of goal between strata of other rocks
French veine de charbon
- veine de charbona stratum of goal between strata of other rocks
German Kohleflöz
- Kohleflöza stratum of goal between strata of other rocks
Irish síog ghuail
- síog ghuaila stratum of goal between strata of other rocks
Spanish veta de carbón
- veta de carbóna stratum of goal between strata of other rocks
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APA
coal seam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coal%20seam
MLA
“coal seam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coal%20seam. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coal seam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coal%20seam.
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