collieries

Variant of colliery

colliery definition

col·liery (-ē)

noun pl. collieries -·lier·ies

Chiefly Brit. a coal mine and its buildings, equipment, etc.

Etymology: collier + -y

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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