English Dictionary

patent fuel

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞

Fuel, usually in the form of briquettes, made from fine, crushed coal with the addition of a binding agent.

日本語の意味

細かく砕いた石炭に結合剤を加え、通常ブリケット状に固められた燃料

The company exported patent fuel—compact briquettes made from powdered coal and a binding agent—to provide an economical heating solution abroad.

その会社は、微粉炭と結合剤から作られた小さなブリケット状の石炭燃料を輸出し、海外に経済的な暖房手段を提供した。

意味（1）

Fuel, usually in the form of briquettes, made from fine, crushed coal with the addition of a binding agent.

The originating tonnage of coal class traffic (that is to say coal, coke and patent fuel) for the whole of British Railways in 1957 was 166,153,300 tons, representing half-a-million tons a day and roughly 60 per cent of the total freight traffic.

patent fuels （ plural ）