Definition of afterdamp in English:
afterdamp
nounˈɑːftədampˈæftərˌdæmp
mass nounChoking gas left after an explosion of firedamp in a mine, rich in carbon monoxide.
Example sentencesExamples
- These men had survived the force of the explosion, but had succumbed to the effects of the afterdamp.
- The ‘afterdamp’ occurring in such situations is a mixture of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
- As they had been almost completely destroyed it was impossible to enter owing to the afterdamp which prevailed.
- The afterdamp and smoke passed directly to the airshaft from the split of the ventilating current in the section.
- They had managed to soak their shirts in water and breath through them to filter out the afterdamp.
Definition of afterdamp in US English:
afterdamp
nounˈæftərˌdæmpˈaftərˌdamp
Choking gas, rich in carbon monoxide, left after an explosion of firedamp in a mine.
Example sentencesExamples
- The afterdamp and smoke passed directly to the airshaft from the split of the ventilating current in the section.
- The ‘afterdamp’ occurring in such situations is a mixture of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.
- As they had been almost completely destroyed it was impossible to enter owing to the afterdamp which prevailed.
- These men had survived the force of the explosion, but had succumbed to the effects of the afterdamp.
- They had managed to soak their shirts in water and breath through them to filter out the afterdamp.