My paternal grandfather, a Swedish immigrant/coal miner at that time, lay on his side in a vein of soft coal with a pick and shovel.
He showed how to fire up the forge in the smithy and produce coke from the soft coal.
Coke is nearly pure carbon produced when soft coal is heated in the absence of air.
In a city known for soft coal and nuclear energy, city leaders have put a lot of thought and effort into trying to develop the downtown area into a green environment.
Definition of soft coal in US English:
soft coal
noun
Bituminous coal.
烟煤
Example sentencesExamples
In a city known for soft coal and nuclear energy, city leaders have put a lot of thought and effort into trying to develop the downtown area into a green environment.
My paternal grandfather, a Swedish immigrant/coal miner at that time, lay on his side in a vein of soft coal with a pick and shovel.
He showed how to fire up the forge in the smithy and produce coke from the soft coal.
Coke is nearly pure carbon produced when soft coal is heated in the absence of air.