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• Coal mining in Australia — Coal is mined in every state of Australia as well as the Northern Territory. It is used to generate electricity and is exported. 75% of the coal mined in Australia is exported, mostly to eastern Asia. In 2000/01, 258.5 million tonnes of coal was… …   Wikipedia

• briquette — 1884, originally blocks of compressed coal dust held together by pitch, from Fr. briquette (18c.), dim. of brique (see BRICK (Cf. brick)) …   Etymology dictionary

• briquette — or briquet [bri ket′] n. [Fr briquette, dim. of brique,BRICK] a small block of compressed matter; specif., one made of charcoal, compressed coal dust, sawdust, etc., used for fuel or kindling vt. briquetted, briquetting to form (ore particles,… …   English World dictionary

• briquette — (also briquet) ► NOUN ▪ a block of compressed coal dust or peat used as fuel. ORIGIN French, small brick …   English terms dictionary

• Briquette — Some charcoal briquettes Ogata …   Wikipedia

• coal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ember, cinder; charcoal, briquette (see fuel). See heat. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Mineral fuel] Syn. mineral coal, coke, fossil fuel; see fuel . Types of coal include: hard coal, soft coal, charcoal,… …   English dictionary for students

• Coal in Australia — Australian Energy resources and major export ports …   Wikipedia

• briquette — UK [brɪˈket] / US noun [countable] Word forms briquette : singular briquette plural briquettes a lump of coal dust that has been pressed together, used for example as fuel for barbecues …   English dictionary

• coal — Synonyms and related words: alcohol, anthracite, ash, ashes, benzine, blaze, blister, brand, briquette, brown coal, bunker, burn, burn in, burn off, burnable, burning ember, butane, calx, carbon, cast, cater, cauterize, char, charcoal, cinder,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Briquette — briquet ri*quet , Briquette Bri*quette , n. [Also {briquet}.] [F., dim. of brique brick.] 1. A block of compacted charcoal, coal dust, or peat, etc., used as a fuel. Charcoal briquettes are a common fuel used for the outdoor barbecue grill.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• briquette — n. (also briquet) a block of compressed coal dust used as fuel. Etymology: F briquette, dimin. of brique brick …   Useful english dictionary