Chokedamp

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate. uncountable, usually

    ""Now, when you described the Wigan coal explosion last month, could you not have gone down and helped those people, in spite of the choke-damp?" "I did." "You never said so." "There was nothing worth bucking about." "I didn't know." She looked at me with rather more interest."

  2. 2
    the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life wordnet

Synonyms

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blackdampafterdampblackdampbreathcloudcoal gas

Example

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""Now, when you described the Wigan coal explosion last month, could you not have gone down and helped those people, in spite of the choke-damp?" "I did." "You never said so." "There was nothing worth bucking about." "I didn't know." She looked at me with rather more interest."

Etymology

From choke + damp.

Related phrases

carbon dioxide

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