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Definition of Coalface
1. Noun. The part of a coal seam that is being cut.
Definition of Coalface
1. Noun. (mining) The part of a coal seam that is currently being mined. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Coalface
1. exposed coal in a mine [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coalface
Literary usage of Coalface
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sexual Abuse of Young Children in Southern Africa by Linda M. Richter, Andrew Dawes, Craig Higson-Smith, Human Sciences Research Council (2004)
"13 At the coalface: the Childline experience Joan van Niekerk Introduction The
publicity around the rape of Baby ..."
2. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
"He sniffed deeply, and smelled the coalface smell of his father's ... It was
cool, but not cold, and the wind smelled more strongly of coalface than ever. ..."
3. Coal in the Energy Supply of India by IEA Coal Industry Advisory Board (2002)
"To support the immediate excavated area by the coalface, hydraulic struts are
first installed by hand. Further extraction in the accessed area is then by ..."
4. The Theatre of Violence: Narratives of Protagonists in the South African by Don H. Foster, Paul Haupt, Maresa de Beer (2005)
"You live with it less in your life if you were somewhere remotely commanding
somewhere up there, than you do if you were at the coalface, ..."
5. State of the Nation: South Africa 2007 by S Buhlungu (2007)
"In the absence of such a 'big picture', many interventions have been experienced
by those at the coalface of service delivery as a form of disjointed ..."
6. Building a Better Delivery System: A New Engineering/Health Care Partnership by Proctor P. Reid, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2005)
"These networks constitute an important portion of the clinical research enterprise
by providing insight from research at the "coalface" of clinical care. ..."
7. The Silk Weaver by Gabrielle Warnock (1999)
"Danno sensed laughter rising. He must cease his teasing forthwith. "I shall tell
our brothers that you are working at the very coalface of the cause, ..."
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