| 单词 | coal-fired |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoal-fired coal-fired adj. heated or powered by the burning of coal; cf. oil-fired adj. at oil n.1 Compounds 5, gas-fired adj. at gas n.1 and adj. Compounds 3.Now esp. of a power station. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [adjective] > heated or warmed > heated by specific means steam-heated1835 coal-fired1855 gas-fired1862 solar-heated1952 the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > electricity > electrical power, electricity > place of power generation > [adjective] > from coal coal-fired2006 1855 W. Truran Iron Manuf. 91/1 The consumption of coal under the coal fired boilers is about 14 tons a day, or 5 cwts. per ton of pig iron made by the furnaces. 1909 Daily Chron. 17 Apr. 4/7 Baked fifty-five minutes in coal-fired oven. 1919 Times 20 Mar. 7 The present average practice in coal-fired power stations. 1987 W. Hagelund Whalers no More x. 153 The severe thermal stresses experienced by coal-fired boilers. 2006 Guardian 1 June i. 27/5 The ‘supercritical’ boiler..burns coal more efficiently than a conventional coal-fired station, saving around 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. < as lemmas |
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