English

Etymology
OE. col#Old English|col

Pronunciation
IPA|IPA
*(received pronunciation|RP): /k��l/
*(General): /k��l/
audio|en-us-coal.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��l|-��l

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun|pl=coal or coals

1. uncountable A black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
2. countable A piece of coal used for burning. Note that in British English the first of the following examples would usually be used, whereas in American English the latter would.

#:Put some coals on the fire.
#:Put some coal on the fire.

1. countable A type of coal, such as bitumenous, anthracite, or lignite, and grades and varieties thereof.
2. countable A smoldering piece of material.

#:Just as the campfire died down to just coals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed.

Translations
trans-top|uncountable carbon rock
trans-mid
Spanish: t+|es|carbón|m
trans-bottom
trans-top|countable carbon rock
trans-mid
Spanish: t+|es|carbón|m
trans-bottom
trans-top|smoldering material
trans-mid
Spanish: t+|es|brasa|f
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked

Arabic: ARchar|�ح�
Bosnian: ugalj#Bosnian|ugalj m, �umur#Bosnian|�umur m
Breton: glaou
Bulgarian: в�глен (v�glen) m
Catalan: carbó m
Chinese: �� (méi tàn)
Croatian: ugalj#Croatian|ugalj m
Czech: uhlí n
Dutch: kool m, steenkool m
Esperanto: karbo
Finnish: kivihiili, hiili
French: charbon m, houille, braises f (hot coals)
German: t+|de|Kohle f
Hebrew: פ�� (pekham) m
Hindi: ��यला (koyl�)
Hungarian: szén
Indonesian: batubara
Interlingua: carbon
Italian: carbone m, carbonella f
Japanese: �� (����, sekitan)
mid
Kurdish: t|ku|kumirr f
Latin: carbo m
Latvian: ogle
Lithuanian: anglis
Malay: arang batu
Polish: w�giel m
Portuguese: carvão m
Romanian: c�rbune m
Russian: �гол� (úgol�) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �га�#Serbian|�га� m, ��м��#Serbian|��м�� m
:Roman: ugalj#Serbian|ugalj m, �umur#Serbian|�umur m
Slovak: uhlie n
Slovenian: ogel m, premog m
Spanish: cisco
Swedish: kol
Telugu: బ����� (boggu)
Turkish: kömür
Welsh: glo m

Derived terms
coals
coals to Newcastle

Verb
en-verb

1. To take in coal; as, the steamer coaled at Southampton.
2. to be converted to charcoal

#:Quotations
#:*1957: As a result, particles of wood and twigs insufficiently coaled are frequently found at the bottom of such pits. — H.R. Schubert, History of the British Iron and Steel Industry, p. 18.

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Mining
Category:Natural resources
Category:Uncountable

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