Definition of blackdamp in US English:
blackdamp
nounˈblakdampˈblækdæmpˈblækdæmp
Choking or suffocating gas, typically carbon dioxide, that is found in mines and other underground spaces.
Example sentencesExamples
- The water and blackdamp came from disused workings adjoining the mine.
- The average blackdamp contains 10% to 15% carbon dioxide and 85% to 90% nitrogen.
- Methane gas, water, blackdamp and coal dust have been the major hazards.
- If any miners had survived the inrush, they would have been quickly killed by the blackdamp.
- The dust-choked blackdamp scrapes at my throat and stings my eyes so that even if there were light I probably couldn't see through the veil of tears.