hard-coal
81stone coal — noun : anthracite * * * stone coal noun 1. Mineral coal, as opposed to charcoal 2. Any hard coal 3. Anthracite • • • Main Entry: ↑stone * * * stone coal, 1 …
82Bituminous Coal Miners' Strike of 1894 — The Bituminous Coal Miners Strike was an unsuccessful national eight week strike by miners of hard coal in the United States, which began on April 21, 1894.The Panic of 1893 hit the coal mining industry particularly hard. Wage cuts in the… …
83anthracite coal — noun a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat • Syn: ↑anthracite, ↑hard coal • Derivationally related forms: ↑anthracitic (for: ↑anthracite) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
84smokeless coal — A term of the coal business, not intended as a precise expression of a scientific concept. A trade or commercial term applied to a grade of soft coal in which the volatile matter runs from sixteen to twenty one per cent. The volatile matter in… …
85blind-coal — n. Anthracite, glance coal, hard coal, stone coal …
86glance-coal — n. Anthracite, hard coal, blind coal, stone coal, culm …
87stone-coal — n. Anthracite, blind coal, glance coal, hard coal …
88Bone coal — Coal with a high ash content; it is dull in appearance, hard, and compact …
89Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910–1911 — The Westmoreland County Coal Strike of 1910–1911 was a strike by coal miners represented by the United Mine Workers of America. The strike is also known as the Slovak strike because about 70 percent of the miners were Slovakian immigrants.It… …
90bituminous coal — a mineral coal that contains volatile hydrocarbons and tarry matter and burns with a yellow, smoky flame; soft coal. [1875 80] * * * or soft coal Most abundant form of coal. It is dark brown to black and has a relatively high heat value. Widely… …
