| 单词 | coal flat |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoal flat coal flat n. now historical a flat-bottomed boat used for transporting coal; cf. flat n.3 9a. ΚΠ 1792 in K. Laybourn Brit. Trade Unionism (1991) 18 The masters of the coal flats in your employ do hereby give notice that they will not proceed. 1860 Portsmouth (Ohio) Times 26 May I hear that a couple of coal flats were sunk. 1921 A. O. Friel King of Kearsarge vi. 66 Stowed away in box-cars, crouching on coal flats, or walking long, weary miles over the ties, he had crawled up across two states. 2011 M. T. Wardle-Eggers & J. W. Barna McKeesport i. 10 (caption) Coal flats and coal barges were built to support the mining industry. < as lemmas |
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