charbonnage

French

Etymology

From charbon +‎ -age. Compare Walloon tcherbonaedje.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃaʁ.bɔ.naʒ/
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Noun

charbonnage m (plural charbonnages)

coal mining
(in the plural) the coal mines of a region
(nautical) coaling

Further reading

“charbonnage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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