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Coal Seam Worked By Sailors

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99%9Exact Match!
noun

• ship equipped for laying marine mines

42%9 Worker in a coal seam or coal mine
noun

• someone who works in a coal mine

32%7Coal seam exploiters
noun

• A vehicle used for carrying or supplying coal.

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