firedamp

3 definitions found

firedamp - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  firedamp \firedamp\ n.
     a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that forms in coal mines
     and becomes explosive when mixed with air. It is a source of
     serious hazard in coal mining operations.
     [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

firedamp - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  firedamp
      n 1: a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines
           and become explosive when mixed with air

firedamp - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "firedamp":
     afterdamp, blackdamp, breath, chokedamp, cloud, coal gas, damp,
     effluvium, exhalation, exhaust, exhaust gas, fetid air, flatus,
     fluid, fume, malaria, mephitis, miasma, puff of smoke, reek, smoke,
     smudge, steam, vapor, volatile, water vapor