Definitions for: Colliery

[n] a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

Webster (1913) Definition: Col"lier*y, n.; pl. Collieries. [Cf. Coalery,
Collier.]
1. The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the
buildings, etc., belonging to it.

2. The coal trade. [Obs.] --Johnson.

Synonyms: pit

See Also: coal mine, coalpit, mine, work, workplace