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afterdamp
afterdamp n. 
/ˈaftədamp/,
Brit. /ˈɑːftədamp/
, /ˈɑːftədamp//ˈaftədamp/U.S. /ˈæftərˌdæmp/
unbreathable gases (esp. carbon monoxide) arising in a mine after an explosion; cf. choke-damp n., firedamp n./ˈæftərˌdæmp/ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > poison > [noun] > poisonous exhalation > in mines or stagnant pools
dampa1592
stanch1693
suffocating damp1695
stythe1708
surfeit1708
choke-damp1766
afterdamp1813
white damp1817
marsh gas1848
stanch-air1883
society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > explosion of blasting charge > choke-damp after
afterdamp1813
the world > matter > gas > [noun] > fumes or vapour > noxious vapour or gas > in mines > choke-damp
stanch1693
suffocating damp1695
stythe1708
surfeit1708
black damp1736
choke-damp1766
afterdamp1813
white damp1817
stanch-air1883
1813 J. Hodgson Acct. Explosion Brandling Main Colliery 11 This after-damp is called choak-damp and surfeit by the colliers, and is the carbonic acid gas of chymists.
1869 Echo 29 Mar. Two others were killed by the effects of the after-damp.
1958 Morgantown (W. Va.) Post 30 Oct. 2/5 Four men survived the blast area after the series of explosions had choked the underground corridors with dust and afterdamp.
2009 New Yorker 19 Jan. 78/1 Miners..could also be poisoned by underground gases, which they variously named stinkdamp, blackdamp, firedamp, and afterdamp.
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