A coal which has a grade between bituminous coal and anthracite, and which was once widely used as a fuel for steam engines in ships and locomotives.

Alternative form of cannel coal

(mineralogy) Any hard, lustrous coal such as anthracite

plural of buckwheat coal

(US) small-sized anthracite coal

(dated) A kind of coal that easily splits into cubical fragments.

fuelling station

Alternative form of splent coal

An inferior kind of cannel coal from Scottish collieries, having a slaty structure.

A cellar or other compartment for storing coal. / A hole in the pavement with a removable hatch, leading to an underground coal bunker.