longwall
noun
longwall is spelled L-O-N-G-W-A-L-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, longwall means “A long wall of coal that is mined in a single slice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of longwall is longwalls.
How many letters and syllables are in longwall?
| Letters | 8: L-O-N-G-W-A-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is longwall?
Longwall appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of longwall
- longwalls plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does longwall mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long wall of coal that is mined in a single slice.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does longwall come from?
From long + wall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).