coalpit

C3O1A1L1P3I1T1
/ˈkoʊlpɪt/

noun

A pit where coal is extracted.

Similar
coal mine
OriginMiddle English colpit ← Old English colpytt →
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Meanings

nouncoalpit (plural coalpits)

plural coalpits

  1. A pit where coal is extracted.
  2. USA place where charcoal is made.

    They may spring from a neglected campfire, kindled for cooking or warming, or from a coalpit where charcoal is being made

    1884, Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario, Report of the Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna mine where coal is dug from the ground

Similar
coal mine
Broader
mine
Also see
coal mine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishcolpytt
  2. Middle Englishcolpit
  3. Englishcoalpit

From Middle English colpit, from Old English colpytt. Equivalent to coal + pit.

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Translations

German Kohlengrube, Kohlemmeiler
  • Kohlengrubewhere coal is extracted
  • Kohlemmeilerwhere charcoal is made

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

coalpit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalpit

MLA

“coalpit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalpit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coalpit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coalpit.

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