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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
coalface
noun
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▪ At the coalface your guides will explain the different methods of extracting coal and the working conditions of the miners.
▪ Further investment is needed to allow the consortium to open another coalface to speed up production.
▪ His grandfather worked the coalface and his father was a Miners' Union official.
▪ I have tremendous admiration for anyone who has spent a lifetime in the mining industry, especially at the coalface.
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coalface

n. 1 (context mining English) The part of a coal seam that is currently being mined. 2 (context figurative English) Where difficult or strenuous work is done. 3 (context figurative English) Where practical work is done, as opposed to theoretical or managerial work.

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coalface

n. the part of a coal seam that is being cut