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coal in Tamil

coal in Tamil is நிலக்கரி — coal means a black or dark brown rock, formed from ancient plant matter, burned as fuel.

coal in Tamil

நிலக்கரி
noun
Pronounced: nilakkari
uncountable: carbon rock

What does "coal" mean?

  1. noun A black or dark brown rock, formed from ancient plant matter, burned as fuel.
    "Coal-eaters they may have been, but a more willing or harder working Atlantic engine was never designed."
  2. noun A glowing or burnt piece of fuel, such as from a fire.
    "They roasted marshmallows over the glowing coals."
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coal in a sentence

  • Coal-eaters they may have been, but a more willing or harder working Atlantic engine was never designed.
  • The coal in this region was prized by ironmasters in centuries past, who mined it in the spots where the drainage methods of the day permitted.
  • They roasted marshmallows over the glowing coals.
  • Just as the campfire died down to just coals, with no flames to burn the marshmallows, someone dumped a whole load of wood on, so I gave up and went to bed.

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coal என்ற சொல்லின் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
"coal" in Tamil is நிலக்கரி. coal means: A black or dark brown rock, formed from ancient plant matter, burned as fuel.
How do you pronounce நிலக்கரி?
"coal" in Tamil is நிலக்கரி, pronounced "nilakkari".
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