Definizione monolingua

coal

coal (third-person singular simple present coals, present participle coaling, simple past and past participle coaled)

1. To take in coal; as, the steamer coaled at Southampton.
2. To be converted to charcoal.

   • 1957: As a result, particles of wood and twigs insufficiently coaled are frequently found at the bottom of such pits. — H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 18.

coal (plural coal or coals)

1. (uncountable) A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
2. (countable) A piece of coal used for burning. Note that in British English the first of the following examples would usually be used, whereas in American English the latter would.

   Put some coals on the fire.

   Put some coal on the fire.

3. (countable) A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.
4. (countable) A smouldering piece of material.

   Just as the camp-fire died down to just coals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed.

Definizione dizionario coal

	carbone
	uncountable: carbon rock
	Sostanza solida combustibile di colore marrone o nero, ricca di carbonio, derivata dalla decomposizione di sostanze organiche, spec. vegetali, spontanea o provocata tramite riscaldamento.
	The natural, rocklike, brown to black derivative of forest-type plant material, usually accumulated in peat beds and progressively compressed and indurated until it is finally altered in to graphite-like material. (Source: MGH)

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carboncino

carbonella

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Altri significati:

countable: carbon rock

(countable) A smouldering piece of material.

To be converted to charcoal.

(countable) A piece of coal used for burning. Note that in British English the first of the following examples would usually be used, whereas in American English the latter would.

To take in coal; as, the steamer coaled at Southampton.

(countable) A type of coal, such as bituminous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.

(uncountable) A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.

smouldering material