black diamond

collocation in English

meaningsofblackanddiamond

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black
adjective
uk
/blæk/us
/blæk/
having the darkest colour there is, like the colour of coal or of a very ...
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diamond
noun
uk
/ˈdaɪə.mənd/us
/ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/
a transparent, extremely hard precious stone that is used in jewellery, and in industry for cutting ...
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(Definition ofblackanddiamondfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Coal has been likened to ablackdiamond, and nowadays it is almost as expensive in this country.
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Each particle of the dust was nothing but a little spear ofblackdiamond, that is of anthracite coal.
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The trails which run from the peak of the mountain are generally steeper and mainlyblackdiamondtrails used by experts.
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The four points of theblackdiamondon the unit crest represent these four campaigns.
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The funnel was black with a broad white band, and a largeblackdiamondon the white band.
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Thredbo has over 50 ski runs and employs a standard 3-colour grade system; green for beginners, blue intermediate andblackdiamondadvanced.
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Their lusters range from vitreous to subadamantine, to almost metallic in the usually opaque melanite, which has been used to simulateblackdiamond.
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Trails include thirty-four rated as green circle (25%), forty-four blue square (32%,), thirty-nineblackdiamond(28%), and twenty-one rated doubleblackdiamond(15%).
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Three skiing trails exist on the mountain, all ofblackdiamondrating.
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He earned nicknames like "the dribbler" and "theblackdiamond".
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They have a distinct hourglass mark with ablackdiamondshape and 4 red triangles in a square.
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Thisblackdiamondcasts a cruel and noble fire.
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The 456th's markings then became a 4ft m longblackdiamondon the upper half, and the entire lower half painted bright red (the 456th's group color).
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The district gets its name from theblackdiamond, a nickname for the coal whose mining formed the backbone of the region's economy until the 1980s.
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Black diamonds have not been much under his consideration.
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When going for the black diamonds that the country needs, many men have to work uncomfortable circumstances and a very hostile environment.
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That is a scandalous reward for a man who helped to produce these black diamonds which, as the nation knows from the events of recent weeks, it cannot do without.
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