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Coaling in a sentence

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Coaling | Coal | Coals | Coalinga | Coaltion

Coaling meaning

present participle and gerund of coal

Using Coaling

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of coal
  • In the example corpus, coaling often appears in combinations such as: coaling station, of coaling.

Context around Coaling

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

important 1× navy 1× major 1× potential 1× ocean 1×

Often after:

station 5× island 1× facilities 1× stations 1×

Sentence patterns with Coaling

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a major coaling station because 1× acquired a coaling station at 1× an important coaling station on 1× area of coaling island where 1× made a coaling and submarine 1× mid ocean coaling station to 1× of a coaling station for 1× of potential coaling stations by 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

before long to 1× by the end 1× gibraltar economy mainly 1× military intervention isn 1× the growing commerce 1× the island was 1×

Common sentence endings:

all contributing factors 1× by the hawaiians 1× control until 1967 1× for later use 1× for local labourers 1× new steam ships 1×

Words around Coaling

Just before it in the word index:

coalhurst 3 coalhouse 2 coalfields 18 coalfield 23 coalface 12 coalescing 32

Just after it in the word index:

coalinga 7 coalisland 4 coalition 4.391 coalitional 4 coalitions 183 coalmine 10

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Coaling

  • In this selection, "coaling" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, important, navy, major, station, island and facilities stand out and add context to how "coaling" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a major coaling station because and acquired a coaling station at. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "coaling" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with coaling

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The island was made a coaling and submarine cable station, and there was plenty of work for local labourers. (19 words)

Thus Aden acquired a coaling station at Steamer Point and Aden was to remain under British control until 1967. (19 words)

The rock itself is being transferred to the area of Coaling Island where it is being “stockpiled” for later use. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Military intervention isn’t new: British warships have patrolled the 30km-wide Bab el-Mandeb strait for centuries, with the port of Aden forcibly seized in 1839 to establish an important coaling station on the passage to India. (38 words)

The growing commerce between America and China, the presence of American whalers in waters offshore Japan, and the increasing monopolization of potential coaling stations by the British and French in Asia were all contributing factors. (35 words)

Before long, to meet the demands of an increasingly steam-powered navy, coaling facilities were built, and in 1862 a 'steam factory' housing metalworkers, a machine shop and smelting works, was established. (32 words)

Example sentences (9)

Military intervention isn’t new: British warships have patrolled the 30km-wide Bab el-Mandeb strait for centuries, with the port of Aden forcibly seized in 1839 to establish an important coaling station on the passage to India.

The rock itself is being transferred to the area of Coaling Island where it is being “stockpiled” for later use.

Before long, to meet the demands of an increasingly steam-powered navy, coaling facilities were built, and in 1862 a 'steam factory' housing metalworkers, a machine shop and smelting works, was established.

By the end of the century it had become a major coaling station, because it was the only port in the Caribbean capable of accommodating the Royal Navy.

Gibraltar economy, mainly based on commercial shipping and import-export trade, takes a new income source with the opening of a coaling station for the new steam ships.

The growing commerce between America and China, the presence of American whalers in waters offshore Japan, and the increasing monopolization of potential coaling stations by the British and French in Asia were all contributing factors.

The island was made a coaling and submarine cable station, and there was plenty of work for local labourers.

The purpose was to establish a mid-ocean coaling station to avoid the high taxes imposed at ports controlled by the Hawaiians.

Thus Aden acquired a coaling station at Steamer Point and Aden was to remain under British control until 1967.

Common combinations with coaling

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "coaling" in a sentence?
An example: "Military intervention isn’t new: British warships have patrolled the 30km-wide Bab el-Mandeb strait for centuries, with the port of Aden forcibly seized in 1839 to establish an important coaling station on the passage to India." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "coaling" from authentic English texts.
What does "coaling" mean?
Coaling means: present participle and gerund of coal
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