Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A noncombustible gas that consists of a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, found in mines after fires or explosions and incapable of supporting life. Also called chokedamp.
Wiktionary
- n. choke damp
WordNet 3.0
- n. the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life
Etymologies
- black + damp, gas. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Of course Dr. Plimer's book has been pretty thoroughly reviewed by now and it has not stood up well (in fact I would venture that it is currently comatose on the floor from a case of blackdamp!).”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘blackdamp’.
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Coal Mining Terms
Coal mining has engendered fascinating subcultures in industry, labor, music, folklore, environment and energy. It has a rich vocabulary as well, and I've encountered some gorgeous mining words. I...
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black phrases/words
Tolkien worked in the black section
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breathing
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Malcolm-Hex
Words where 'black' has a negative connotation.
The awareness of this has been more publically discussed since the 60's, however with the 2008 presidental race, I am curious if any of ...black sheep, blacklist, blackmail, blackball, black hat, black mark, black day, black magic, black market, blackhole, black monday, black comedy and 65 more...
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Miscellany, pt. b
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