firedamp

English

Alternative forms

  • fire damp, fire-damp

Etymology

From fire +‎ damp with 'damp' not in the usual sense of 'moist' but old German, modern Dutch, Danish 'damp' as steam or vapour, hence a gas liable to catch fire.

Noun

firedamp (usually uncountable, plural firedamps)

  1. (mining) A flammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.

Derived terms

  • firedamp alarm
  • firedamp detector
  • firedamp drainage
  • firedamp explosion
  • firedamp fringe
  • firedamp layer
  • firedamp migration

Translations

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