coal seam

English

Noun

coal seam (plural coal seams)

1. (geology) A stratum of coal between strata of other rocks.
   • 1961 November, “Talking of Trains: The subsidence problem”, in Trains Illustrated, page 651:

     Alternatively, the N.C.B. agrees to pay a percentage of the cost of any repairs or preventive work that ensues from working the coal seam.

Synonyms

• coal bed

Translations

a stratum of goal between strata of other rocks

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 煤層 / 煤层 (zh) (méicéng)

• Finnish: hiilisuoni, kivihiilikerros
• French: veine de charbon
• German: Kohleflöz n
• Irish: síog ghuail f
• Spanish: veta de carbón m or f

References

• “coal seam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.