white damp

American  

noun

1. a poisonous coal-mine gas composed chiefly of carbon monoxide.

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Etymology

Origin of white damp

First recorded in 1880–85

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white damp

On the white, damp wall of the Yahidne school basement is a crude calendar, drawn in red crayon.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2022

In a well-ventilated mine, however, where high explosive is used and handled by experienced men, there's not likely to be much danger from white damp.

From The Boy With the U.S. Miners by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis

"The white damp of those days was due to the heavy charges of gunpowder or low explosive that were used, explosives which are forbidden now in dangerous mines."

From The Boy With the U.S. Miners by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis

As Otto could tell you, Anton, white damp is the worst of the three.

From The Boy With the U.S. Miners by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis

Luckily, there's much less danger of white damp in mines than there used to be.

From The Boy With the U.S. Miners by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis