white coal

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt kohl]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt koʊl/
- /waɪt kəʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwahyt, wahyt kohl]
- /ʰwaɪt, waɪt koʊl/

Definitions of white coal words

noun white coal Informal. water, as of a stream, used for power. 1
noun white coal water, esp when flowing and providing a potential source of usable power 0
noun white coal water as a source of power 0
noun white coal (dated) water that is being used to generate power. 0

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Origin of white coal

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for White coal

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white coal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

white coal usage trend in Literature

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