colliery

/ˈkɑljəri/
noun
  1. A coal mine and the buildings and equipment around it.
    • The colliery employed hundreds of workers from the village.
    • A tour of the colliery shows how coal is dug from the ground.
    • They closed the old colliery because it was no longer safe.
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