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- noun The area around the top of the
mineshaft of acoal mine
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the entrance to a coal mine
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Examples
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"The coal secretary has told us that the coal ministry will be able to spare some of the coal that would be sold through e-auctions, provided the developer picks up the coal from the pithead," P.
India to Divert Some Spot Market Coal to Power Producers Saurabh Chaturvedi 2011
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Although an estimated 40% of the buildings could be returned to or maintained in sustainable use, many, particularly in the former industrial heartlands of the north and Midlands, are redundant: there is no obvious new role for pithead baths or winding wheels.
Listed industrial giants decaying, English Heritage warns 2011
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By comparison, coal-fired power plants located at pithead sites get a tariff of 1.70 rupees per kWh while those burning imported coal get up to 2.60 rupees per kWh.
India to Add Renewable Power Ability Rakesh Sharma 2010
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By comparison, coal-fired power plants located at pithead sites get a tariff of 1.70 rupees per kWh while those burning imported coal get up to 2.60 rupees per kWh.
India to Add Renewable Power Ability Rakesh Sharma 2010
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By comparison, coal-fired power plants located at pithead sites get a tariff of 1.70 rupees per kWh while those burning imported coal get up to 2.60 rupees per kWh.
India to Add Renewable Power Ability Rakesh Sharma 2010
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By comparison, coal-fired power plants located at pithead sites get a tariff of 1.70 rupees per kWh while those burning imported coal get up to 2.60 rupees per kWh.
India to Boost Renewable Power Capacity Rakesh Sharma 2010
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He has also talked about spreading the team's fame among US dog clubs, with Bedlington secure in canine history as the original home of the Bedlington breed of terrier, popularised in the 19th century by local travellers and shown with a coal pithead on the club's badge.
Bedlington Terriers FC receive investment from US billionaire Martin Wainwright 2010
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The pithead is nothing like eight miles away Stephen.
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Given seventeen (ish) Gloucestershire folk needing a tonne each, what pithead price would you have to get to make a profit and undercut the £150 price?
Archive 2005-11-13 Laban 2005
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Given seventeen (ish) Gloucestershire folk needing a tonne each, what pithead price would you have to get to make a profit and undercut the £150 price?
Coal Prices Laban 2005
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