firedamp
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noun Mining.
1.
a combustible gas consisting chiefly of methane, formed especially in coal mines, and dangerously explosive when mixed with certain proportions of atmospheric air.
2.
the explosive mixture itself.
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| See also afterdamp a mixture of hydrocarbons, chiefly methane, formed in coal mines. It forms explosive mixtures with air | |
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firedamp
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
It was strongly and widely believed that when a mine explosion occurred, a flammable atmosphere of firedamp must be present.
Shortly after the day shift began work a violent explosion of firedamp took place.
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