"slag heap" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: slag heaps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slag heap (plural slag heaps)
  1. A man-made mound or heap formed with the waste material (slag) as a by-product of coal mining. Can also refer to the waste by-product from a foundry or furnace, formed into such a mound. Synonyms: spoil heap, slag-heap, slagheap Translations (Translations): тэрыко́н (terykón) [masculine] (Belarusian), pila d'escòria [feminine] (Catalan), 礦渣堆 /矿渣堆 (kuàngzhāduī) (Chinese Mandarin), kuonakasa (Finnish), terril [masculine] (French), crassier [masculine] (French), Schlackenhalde [feminine] (German), Abraumhalde [feminine] (German), Schlackehaufen [masculine] (German), meddőhányó (Hungarian), salakhányó (Hungarian), ボタ山 (bota-yama) (alt: ぼたやま) (Japanese), monte de resíduos [Brazilian] (Portuguese), террико́н (terrikón) [masculine] (Russian), bing (Scots), pila de desechos [feminine] (Spanish), терико́н (terykón) [masculine] (Ukrainian), teri [masculine] (Walloon), terisse [masculine] (Walloon), verdô (english: slate mine) [masculine] (Walloon)

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