chokedamp

[ chohk-damp ]

/ ˈtʃoʊkˌdæmp /

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noun Mining.

mine atmosphere so low in oxygen and high in carbon dioxide as to cause choking.

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Also called blackdamp.

Origin of chokedamp

First recorded in 1635–45; choke + damp

Words nearby chokedamp

choke chain, chokecherry, choke coil, choke collar, choked, chokedamp, choke-full, chokehold, choke off, chokepoint, choker

How to use chokedamp in a sentence

The old miner woke him, saying: "Rummy stuff this here chokedamp; see, they all dies drunk!"
Villa Rubein and Other Stories|John Galsworthy

British Dictionary definitions for chokedamp

chokedamp

/ (ˈtʃəʊkˌdæmp) /

noun

another word for blackdamp

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012