Coal-fired

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of coalfired. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "Children playing basketball at their home in front of the John Amos coal-fired power plant in Poca, W.Va. President Biden’s infrastructure plan includes climate change measures that aim to close coal-fired plants."

Adjective
  1. 1
    fueled by burning coal wordnet

Synonyms

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coal-burning

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"The President put forth an initiative to end public financing for new coal-fired power plants overseas, except in rare circumstances."

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