Colliery vs Coalery - What's the difference?

colliery | coalery |


As nouns the difference between colliery and coalery

is that colliery is (british) an underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings while coalery is (obsolete) a colliery.

colliery

English

(wikipedia colliery)

Noun

(collieries)
  • (British) An underground coal mine, together with its surface buildings.
  • (US) A facility that supplies coal.

    • coalery

    English

    Noun

    (coaleries)
  • (obsolete) A colliery.
    • (Webster 1913)