- slag heap
- `slag ,heap noun counta large pile of waste produced after coal or a metal has been taken out of the earth and processed
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
slag heap — noun A small hill of coalmining waste • • • Main Entry: ↑slag * * * slag heap UK US noun [countable] [singular slag heap plural slag heaps … Useful english dictionary
slag heap — slag heaps also slagheap N COUNT A slag heap is a hill made from waste material, such as rock and mud, left over from mining. [mainly BRIT] … English dictionary
slag heap — n especially BrE a pile of waste materials at a mine or factory … Dictionary of contemporary English
slag heap — ► NOUN ▪ a hill or area of refuse from a mine or industrial site … English terms dictionary
Slag heap — A slag heap (also called bing, Boney piles, culm, waste coal, Terekons (Russian), gob piles, or slate dumps) is a pile built of accumulated tailings, which are by products of mining. These waste materials are mostly composed of shale, as well as… … Wikipedia
slag heap — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms slag heap : singular slag heap plural slag heaps a large pile of waste produced after coal or a metal has been taken out of the earth and processed … English dictionary
slag heap — noun 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 … Wiktionary
slag heap — mound of residue of ore separated from a metal during the smelting process … English contemporary dictionary
slag heap — noun a hill or area of refuse from a mine or industrial site … English new terms dictionary
slag heap — noun (C) especially BrE a pile of waste material at a mine or factory … Longman dictionary of contemporary English