coal seam
noun
a bed of coal.
Origin of coal seam
First recorded in 1840–50
Words nearby coal seam
coal oil,
coal pit,
coal pot,
coal sack,
coal scuttle,
coal seam,
coal tar,
coal tit,
coal-tar creosote,
coal-tar pitch,
coala
Example sentences from the Web for coal seam
The mining engineer, Monsieur Arnaud, was of opinion that on sinking deeper into the coal-seam a better quality would be met with.
Cruise of the 'Alert' |R. W. Coppinger