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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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