colliery

[ kol-yuh-ree ]

/ ˈkɒl yə ri /

a coal mine, including all buildings and equipment.

Origin of colliery

First recorded in 1625–35; collier + -y³

Benxihu, China (1942) To date, the Benxihu (Honkeiko) colliery was the site of the most lethal mining accidents on record.

Turkey's Tragedy and History's Worst Mining Accidents |Emily Shire |May 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
After four days of rescue efforts, mine officials decided to seal off the colliery and end the search for lives and bodies.

Turkey's Tragedy and History's Worst Mining Accidents |Emily Shire |May 14, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A live frog is reported to have been found in a coal seam at a Monmouthshire colliery.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, October 13, 1920 |Various
He was secretary to the Miners Union for his colliery, and had heard a good deal of silly wrangling that left him nettled.

Aaron's Rod |D. H. Lawrence

The scene at Harwich was like that which follows a colliery explosion.

America's War for Humanity |Thomas Herbert Russell
Had they succeeded the colliery would have been closed, and all hands thrown out of work for an indefinite length of time.

Derrick Sterling |Kirk Monroe
Whoever was taken on in this colliery should pass an examination and work one year on trial.

Black Diamonds |Mr Jkai

colliery

/ (ˈkɒljərɪ) /

mainly British a coal mine