slag heap

English

Alternative forms

  • slag-heap, slagheap

Noun

slag heap (plural slag heaps)

  1. 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.

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