pit village

A settlement built by a colliery owner to house the workers.

Japanese Meaning

炭鉱所有者が労働者のために建設した住宅集落、つまり炭鉱村

The pit village stood on the hillside, its rows of identical cottages housing families who worked in the colliery.

その炭鉱住宅地は丘の斜面にあり、同じ造りのコテージが並び、炭鉱で働く家族たちが住んでいた。

Sense（1）

A settlement built by a colliery owner to house the workers.

pit villages

（ plural ）