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blackdamp
[ blak-damp ]
blackdamp
/ ˈæˌæ /
noun
- air that is low in oxygen content and high in carbon dioxide as a result of an explosion in a mine Also calledchokedamp
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of blackdamp1
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Example Sentences
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Timbering was shattered, the ventilating system dam aged, and there was blackdamp as well as thick, choking coal smoke inside.
Both books are packed with information on the technical details of coal mining, discussions of blackdamp, underground floods, explosions, entombments, but the picture that results is scarcely calculated to fill the patriots of either country with pride.
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