mine disaster

collocation in English

meaningsofmineanddisaster

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mine
noun[C]
uk
/maɪn/us
/maɪn/
a hole or system of holes in the ground where substances such as coal, metal, and salt ...
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disaster
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈzɑː.stər/us
/dɪˈzæs.tɚ/
(an event that results in) great harm, damage, or death, or ...
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(Definition ofmineanddisasterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is very easy to heat the air and to be eloquent, or at any rate rhetorical, immediately after aminedisaster.
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At the time it was the world's third worstminedisaster.
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Just then the alarm whistle sounds, signaling anotherminedisaster.
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It was the state's worstminedisaster.
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We are too prone to think of mine disasters and ghastly things that people suffer—paraplegia, and things like that.
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I have attended over 100 inquiries in the case of mine disasters.
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That need has been stressed and brought to our notice in the unfortunate evidence of some of the most outstanding mine disasters in the last 18 months or two years.
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Their deaths did not make the same tragic impact as some of the mine disasters, but both industries proved highly dangerous to those who worked in them.
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It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents.
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The attraction drew criticism in the press for being in poor taste due to the region's experience with mine disasters.
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Most of the deaths in coal mine disasters were caused by inhalation of the toxic gases produced by firedamp explosions.
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It is still the principal cause of death in mine disasters after a fire or explosion.
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