Blackdamp

2 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  blackdamp
       n : the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in
           carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life [syn: {chokedamp}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:



  26 Moby Thesaurus words for "blackdamp":
     afterdamp, breath, chokedamp, cloud, coal gas, damp, effluvium,
     exhalation, exhaust, exhaust gas, fetid air, firedamp, flatus,
     fluid, fume, malaria, mephitis, miasma, puff of smoke, reek, smoke,
     smudge, steam, vapor, volatile, water vapor