Coalgate

name, slang

name, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A 1992 controversy around the mishandling of coalfield auctions by the Indian government. informal
  2. 2
    A small town in Selwyn district, Canterbury, New Zealand, where lignite was mined.
  3. 3
    A small city, the county seat of Coal County, Oklahoma, United States.
  4. 4
    A former unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States.

Etymology

From coal + -gate.

Related phrases

coal countycounty seatnew zealandraleigh countywest virginia

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