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Meaning:
Noun:
- countable A piece of coal used for burning. Note that in British English the first of the following examples would usually be used, whereas in American English the latter would.
- countable A smouldering piece of material.
- countable A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.
- uncountable A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
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Verb:
- To be converted to charcoal.
- To take in coal; as, the steamer coaled at Southampton.
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