colliery, pit
(noun) a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
colliery (plural collieries)
(British) An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.
(US) A facility that supplies coal.
Source: Wiktionary
Col"lier*y, n.; pl. Collieries. Etym: [Cf. Coalery, Collier.]
1. The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the buildings, etc., belonging to it.
2. The coal trade. [Obs.] Johnson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
