firedamp

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfaɪəˌdæmp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fīər′damp′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fire•damp  (fīər′damp′),USA pronunciation n. [Mining.]
  1. Mininga combustible gas consisting chiefly of methane, formed esp. in coal mines, and dangerously explosive when mixed with certain proportions of atmospheric air.
  2. Miningthe explosive mixture itself.
  • fire + damp 1670–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
firedamp /ˈfaɪəˌdæmp/ n
  1. a mixture of hydrocarbons, chiefly methane, formed in coal mines. It forms explosive mixtures with air
    See also afterdamp
'firedamp' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
afterdamp - damp - gas - methane - blower

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