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English
Noun
slag heap (plural slag heaps)
- 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.
- Synonym: (by-product of mining) spoil heap
1952 January, H. A. Vallance, “The Waverley Route”, in Railway Magazine, page 16:As the Lothian Plain is reached, collieries and slag heaps begin to appear, although much of the surrounding country remains unspoiled.
1960 February, J. N. Faulkner, “The Belgian Railways today”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86:The Borinage coalfield around Mons is another attractive area for the railway enthusiast; it is rather like South Lancashire, with its gently undulating landscape studded with slag heaps and pithead gear and criss-crossed by railway lines and tramways.
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