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FIREDAMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does firedamp mean?
• FIREDAMP (noun)
The noun FIREDAMP has 1 sense:
1. a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air
Familiarity information: FIREDAMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("firedamp" is a kind of...):
gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
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