Coalface

Definition: Coalface

Coalface

Noun

1. The part of a coal seam that is being cut.

Synonym: Coalface

Synonym by domain: coal face (mining).

Crosswords: Coalface

Specialty definitions using "coalface": advanced heading ♦ gate-end box ♦ leakage intake system ♦ packhole, packing area ♦ ripping scaffold ♦ stowing track ♦ waste flushing, web of packing, web of stowing, width to be stowed. (references)

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Usage Frequency: Coalface

"Coalface" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Coalface" is used about 14 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	14	93,893

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Coalface

Expression using "coalface": work at the coalface. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Coalface

Language		Translations for "coalface"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Czech		předek (ancestor, face, forefather, front, predecessor, progenitor), èelo (brow, forehead, front, head, headboard, vanguard), èelba. (various references)

French		chantier rabattant (retreat coalface), équipement de taille entraîné par chaîne (chain-driven coalface equipment). (various references)

German		Rückbau (renaturation, renaturization, retreat coalface, revitalization), kettenbetriebenes Strebbetriebsmittel (chain-driven coalface equipment). (various references)

Pig Latin		oalfacecay

Russian		угольный забой. (various references)

Ukrainian		забій (kill, killing, slaughter). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: Coalface

Misspellings
	"Coalface" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Calace, Caleacte, Coillach. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: Coalface

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-e-f-l-o"
	-1 letter: cloacae.
	-2 letters: caecal, cloaca, faecal.
	-3 letters: cacao, caeca, cecal, coala, fecal, focal.
	-4 letters: alae, alec, alef, alfa, aloe, caca, cafe, calf, calo, ceca, clef, coal, coca, cola, cole, face, feal, flea, floc, floe, foal, lace, leaf, loaf, loca, olea.
	-5 letters: aal, ace, ala, ale, cel, col, elf, foe, lac, lea, oaf, oca, ole.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-e-f-l-o"
	+3 letters: calefactory.
	+5 letters: calefactories, confiscatable.
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