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Blackdamp

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Noun

1. blackdamp, chokedamp

the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Blackdamp

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

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Blackdamp

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noun
a suffocating gas, a mixture of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, that may occur in mines

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Blackdamp

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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.

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