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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.
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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 — slag ,heap noun count a 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
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 — 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
