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noun, masculine

terril

/tɛ.ʁi/

noun, masculine/tɛ.ʁi/plural: terrils

a conical pile of waste material removed during mining; slag heap, spoil tip, boney pile, gob pile, culm bank, waste tip, bing

Synonyms: crassier

From terre + -is, with spelling change reportedly reflecting Belgian colloquial pronunciation.