Coalfield

/ˈkoʊlˌfiːld/

कोयला-क्षेत्र (कोयला भंडार वाला क्षेत्र)

Easy #भूगोल #भूविज्ञान #खनन #ऊर्जा #उद्योग

Origin & History

Formed from coal + field; attested in English in the 19th century to mean an area containing workable coal deposits.

coal + field से बना शब्द; 19वीं शताब्दी की अंग्रेज़ी में ‘खनन योग्य कोयला भंडार वाले क्षेत्र’ के अर्थ में प्रचलित/प्रमाणित।

Definition

A coalfield is a geographic area where coal seams occur in the ground and where coal is or can be extracted by mining.

कोयला-क्षेत्र वह भौगोलिक इलाका है जहाँ भूमि के भीतर कोयले की परतें (सीम) पाई जाती हैं और जहाँ खनन द्वारा कोयला निकाला जाता है या निकाला जा सकता है।

Parts of Speech

Noun:

The new rail line was built to serve the coalfield.

Usage Examples

Several towns grew rapidly around the coalfield during the industrial boom.

Environmental regulations now limit expansion of mining in the coalfield.

Geologists mapped the coalfield to estimate recoverable reserves.

Synonyms

Coal basin Coal-bearing region Coal-mining region Coal district

Antonyms

Non-coal region Coal-free area

Related Forms

Noun

Coal / Coalfield / Coalfields / Coal seam / Coal mine

Adjective

Coal-bearing / Coal-rich / Coal-mining

Idioms & Phrases

In a coalfield town

कोयला-क्षेत्र के कस्बे में

From the coalfield to the coast

कोयला-क्षेत्र से तट तक