blackdamp

American

[blak-damp] / ˈblækˌdæmp /

noun

Mining.

chokedamp.

blackdamp British

/ ˈblækˌdæmp /

noun

Also called: chokedamp. air that is low in oxygen content and high in carbon dioxide as a result of an explosion in a mine

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Etymology

Origin of blackdamp

First recorded in 1830–40; black + damp

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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.

From Time Magazine Archive

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