Definition of "pithead" []

• The area around the top of the mineshaft of a coal mine (noun)

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• ""The coal secretary has told us that the coal ministry will be able to spare some of the coal that would be sold through e-auctions, provided the developer picks up the coal from the pithead," P."
• "Although an estimated 40% of the buildings could be returned to or maintained in sustainable use, many, particularly in the former industrial heartlands of the north and Midlands, are redundant: there is no obvious new role for pithead baths or winding wheels."
• "By comparison, coal-fired power plants located at pithead sites get a tariff of 1.70 rupees per kWh while those burning imported coal get up to 2.60 rupees per kWh."