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HARD COAL

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Dictionary entry overview: What does hard coal mean?

• HARD COAL (noun)
The noun HARD COAL has 1 sense:

1. a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat

Familiarity information: HARD COAL used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• HARD COAL (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

anthracite; anthracite coal; hard coal

Hypernyms ("hard coal" is a kind of...):

coal (fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period)

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