coalfield

Etymology

From coal + field.

coalfield means any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.“The east-west flow consists in the westerly direction of the agricultural and industrial products of East Anglia; imports through London and Parkeston (Harwich); special traffic in coke to the Northamptonshire ironfield; and mineral empties returning to the Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, and South Yorkshire coalfields.”