coalyard

Black rock storage

A coalyard is a place where coal is stored and sold, typically a commercial yard where customers can purchase coal for heating.

The term belongs to an era when coal was the primary domestic fuel: He worked at the coalyard, loading trucks through the winter months.

depot

storage

Space for keeping goods

  • stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
  • bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
  • binStorage or disposal vessel

hopper · pile · heap · silo · inventory · weighbridge · delivery · loading · unloading · trucks

fuel

anthracite

Highest-grade coal variety

coke · slack · culm · cobbles · lump · stoker · furnace · hearth · grate · combustion

railway

siding

Exterior wall covering

hopper · track · switchyard · locomotive · tender · tippler · wagon · boxcar · junction · depot

grime

sooty

Covered in black residue

grit · ash · cinders · residue · grimy · filthy · stain · chimney · shoveling · wheelbarrow

Opposites
fuel type facility

coalyardsolar farm

Grid-scale photovoltaic installation

lumber mill · lumberyard · woodyard · timber yard · lumber yard

energy era

coalyardsolar farm

Grid-scale photovoltaic installation

wind farm · charging station · nuclear power plant · solar array

Family

yard, coal, charcoal, courtyard, vineyard, coalfield, coalmine, coalhouse

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G