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1 ♦ coal
♦ coal /kəʊl/A n.1 [u] carbone (spec. fossile): a lump of coal, un pezzo di carbone; coal dust, polverino di carbone; to mine coal, estrarre carboneB a. attr.di carbone; del carbone; (alimentato) a carbone; carbonifero (geol., ind. min.): coal fire, fuoco di carbone; camino a carbone; coal pit, miniera di carbone; coal seam (o coal bed) strato carbonifero● coal-bearing, carbonifero □ coal-black, nero come il carbone □ coal box (o bucket), = coal scuttle ► sotto □ coal bunker, carbonile □ coal-burning, (alimentato) a carbone □ coal cellar, carbonaia □ coal-fired, (alimentato) a carbone □ (zool.) coal-fish ( Pollachius virens), merlano nero □ coal flap, botola di uno scivolo per il carbone ( sul marciapiede) □ coal gas, gas illuminante □ (GB) coal-hole, carbonaia; deposito del carbone □ (geol.) coal measures, serie di strati carboniferi □ coal oil, petrolio grezzo; ( USA) cherosene □ (stor.) coal owner, proprietario di una miniera di carbone □ coal scuttle, secchio (o cassetta) per il carbone □ (naut.) coal ship, nave carboniera □ coal strike, sciopero dei minatori di carbone □ coal tar, catrame di carbon fossile □ (zool.) coal tit (o coal titmouse) ( Parus ater), cincia mora □ (stor.) coal whipper, uomo (o macchina) che estrae il carbone ( dalla stiva d'una nave) □ coal worker, minatore di carbone □ (fig.) to blow the coals, soffiare sul fuoco □ (fig.) to carry coals to Newcastle, portare acqua al mare; portare vasi a Samo □ to haul (o to drag, to rake) sb. over the coals, dare una strigliata a q.; strapazzare q. □ to heap coals of fire on sb. 's head, fare arrossire q. ( facendogli del bene in cambio di male).(to) coal /kəʊl/A v. t.B v. i.1 (ind. min.) estrarre carbone2 (naut.) rifornirsi di carbone; far carbone● (naut.) coaling station, scalo per il rifornimento del carbone. -
2 bunker bun·ker n
[bʌŋkə(r)](coal bunker) carbonaia, Mil Golf bunker m inv
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coal bunker — noun A box, recess or compartment for storing coal • • • Main Entry: ↑coal * * * coal bunker UK US noun [countable] [singular coal bunker plural coal bunkers … Useful english dictionary
coal bunker — coal .bunker n BrE a small building or large container where coal is stored … Dictionary of contemporary English
coal bunker — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms coal bunker : singular coal bunker plural coal bunkers British a large container used for storing coal outside the house … English dictionary
coal bunker — n. coal storehouse … English contemporary dictionary
coal bunker — noun (C) a small building or large container where coal is stored … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Bunker — Sm großes Behältnis, Schutzraum std. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. (coal) bunker. Die weitere Herkunft ist nicht eindeutig geklärt. Zunächst Behälter für Kohlen auf Dampfern und in Fabriken ; in der Zeit vor dem 2. Weltkrieg dann auch… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Bunker — Bun ker, n. [Scot. bunker, bunkart, a bench, or low chest, serving for a seat. Cf. {Bunk}, {Bank}, {Bench}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which serves for a seat. [Scot.] Jamieson. [1913 Webster] 2. A large … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bunker (disambiguation) — A bunker is a defensive military fortification.Bunker may also refer to:* Bunker (golf), a sand trap on a golf course. * Fuel on a ship is called bunker fuel * Fuel accessed via a large tank or via the provision of a fuel card is referred to as… … Wikipedia
Coal hole — A selection of coal hole covers from Gordon Square, London and surrounding streets A coal hole is a hatch in the pavement (sidewalk, in US usage) above an underground coal bunker.[1] They are sometimes found outside houses that existed during the … Wikipedia
bunker — /bung keuhr/, n. 1. a large bin or receptacle; a fixed chest or box: a coal bunker. 2. a fortification set mostly below the surface of the ground with overhead protection provided by logs and earth or by concrete and fitted with openings through… … Universalium
bunker — /ˈbʌŋkə / (say bungkuh) noun 1. a chest or box; a large bin or receptacle: a coal bunker. 2. a fortified shelter, often underground. 3. a heavily defended position or point of view. 4. a building, as a company headquarters, for which permission… …
