colliery C2 Topic:Energy & Industry US /ˈkɑljəri/ UK /ˈkɒljəri/ See IPA manual Freq #61964 Meanings 1 noun a coal mine together with its surface buildings and equipment The colliery closed after its deepest seam became unsafe to work. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a coal mine together with... coal minepit Word family Forms collieries Related forms colliercoalminingpithead Etymology From collier + -y, denoting the place associated with a collier. Collier, now chiefly a coal miner or coal ship, was formed from coal + the occupational suffix -ier. Topics Energy & Industry External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # colliery **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑljəri/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒljəri/ **Frequency rank:** 61964 ## Meanings 1. a coal mine together with its surface buildings and equipment ## Examples - The colliery closed after its deepest seam became unsafe to work. ## Synonyms - coal mine - pit ## Related Forms - collier - coal - mining - pithead ## Etymology From collier + -y, denoting the place associated with a collier. Collier, now chiefly a coal miner or coal ship, was formed from coal + the occupational suffix -ier. ## Topics - Energy & Industry markdown