ANTHRACITE COAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does anthracite coal mean? 

• ANTHRACITE COAL (noun)
  The noun ANTHRACITE COAL has 1 sense:

1. a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat

  Familiarity information: ANTHRACITE COAL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANTHRACITE COAL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

anthracite; anthracite coal; hard coal

Hypernyms ("anthracite coal" is a kind of...):

coal (fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period)