"gas coal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gas coals [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} gas coal (countable and uncountable, plural gas coals)
  1. A bituminous or hydrogenous coal yielding a high proportion of volatile material, and therefore available for the manufacture of illuminating gas. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Coal
    Sense id: en-gas_coal-en-noun-LukYxeTS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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