coal plantn.

Brit.

/ˈkəʊl plɑːnt/,

/ˈkəʊl plant/, U.S.

/ˈkoʊl ˌplænt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coal n., plant n.¹

Etymology: < coal n. + plant n.¹

1. Usually in plural. A plant whose remains occur fossilized in coal deposits. Cf. coal forest n. at coal n. Compounds 5.

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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > sedimentary formation > [noun] > stratum > stratum by constitution > organic remains or fossils

moorlog1655

coal plant1695

leaf bed1697

plant bed1784

oyster bed1833

stem-bed1853

forest-bed1861

starfish bed1861

fish-bed1869

insect-bed1893

lagerstätte1972

1695 E. Lhuyd Let. 28 Aug. in W. Derham Philos. Lett. (1718) 287 I have sent you here a Figure of one of these Cole Plants.

1714 Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 94 The Coal Plants have been observed by the Workmen long since, tho' they escaped the Notice of Naturalists.

1846 C. Darwin Let. 19 May in Corr. (1987) III. 319 Have you seen Bunbury's Paper..on American Coal-plants.

1906 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 14 152 The shales carry interesting coal plants, chiefly of the lepidodendrid types.

2009 M. B. Roberts in M. Kölbl-Ebert Geol. & Relig. 168/1 Among the coal plants are occasional coniferous trees.

2. A power plant which burns coal; a coal-fired power station.

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the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > place of power generation > [noun]

powerhouse1870

power plant1871

installation1882

power station1887

substation1887

power centre1892

coal plant1894

power unit1904

nuke1969

1894 Electr. Engineer 20 June 533/2 Attendance for the coal plant has yet to be considered. With a furnace burning 7 tons in the six cold months, attendance figures up at $0.10 for burning 46lbs.

1908 Ann. Rep. Navy Dept. 1907 (U.S.) 333 Contract has..been made for open storage area and for power plant... As this is the most important station on the Pacific coast, a coal plant of large capacity should be built.

1946 Times 9 Sept. 4/3 The costs of operating a nuclear power plant are 26 per cent. higher than those of a comparable coal plant.

2002 Economist 6 July 11/1 A clause in America's Clean Air Act exempts old coal plants from complying with current emissions rules.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	coal plant
释义	coal plantn. Brit. /ˈkəʊl plɑːnt/, /ˈkəʊl plant/, U.S. /ˈkoʊl ˌplænt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: coal n., plant n.¹ Etymology: < coal n. + plant n.¹ 1. Usually in plural. A plant whose remains occur fossilized in coal deposits. Cf. coal forest n. at coal n. Compounds 5. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > sedimentary formation > [noun] > stratum > stratum by constitution > organic remains or fossils moorlog1655 coal plant1695 leaf bed1697 plant bed1784 oyster bed1833 stem-bed1853 forest-bed1861 starfish bed1861 fish-bed1869 insect-bed1893 lagerstätte1972 1695 E. Lhuyd Let. 28 Aug. in W. Derham Philos. Lett. (1718) 287 I have sent you here a Figure of one of these Cole Plants. 1714 Philos. Trans. 1713 (Royal Soc.) 28 94 The Coal Plants have been observed by the Workmen long since, tho' they escaped the Notice of Naturalists. 1846 C. Darwin Let. 19 May in Corr. (1987) III. 319 Have you seen Bunbury's Paper..on American Coal-plants. 1906 Jrnl. Geol. (Chicago) 14 152 The shales carry interesting coal plants, chiefly of the lepidodendrid types. 2009 M. B. Roberts in M. Kölbl-Ebert Geol. & Relig. 168/1 Among the coal plants are occasional coniferous trees. 2. A power plant which burns coal; a coal-fired power station. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > place of power generation > [noun] powerhouse1870 power plant1871 installation1882 power station1887 substation1887 power centre1892 coal plant1894 power unit1904 nuke1969 1894 Electr. Engineer 20 June 533/2 Attendance for the coal plant has yet to be considered. With a furnace burning 7 tons in the six cold months, attendance figures up at $0.10 for burning 46lbs. 1908 Ann. Rep. Navy Dept. 1907 (U.S.) 333 Contract has..been made for open storage area and for power plant... As this is the most important station on the Pacific coast, a coal plant of large capacity should be built. 1946 Times 9 Sept. 4/3 The costs of operating a nuclear power plant are 26 per cent. higher than those of a comparable coal plant. 2002 Economist 6 July 11/1 A clause in America's Clean Air Act exempts old coal plants from complying with current emissions rules. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1695
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