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Definition of Blackdamp
1. Noun. The atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life.
Definition of Blackdamp
1. Noun. choke damp ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Blackdamp
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blackdamp
Literary usage of Blackdamp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Mining Engineer (1916)
"... ON "A METHOD FOR THE RAPID ESTIMATION OF OXYGEN AX]) blackdamp IN THE AIR OF
SAFETY- LAMP MINES." * Mr. EGBERT MCLAREN (HM Inspector of Mines, ..."
2. Mining Engineers' Handbook by Robert Peele (1918)
"blackdamp detectors. The behavior of an ordinary* lamp approx idea of the proportion
... determinations of blackdamp. It consists of a graduated 7 in l'»ng, ..."
3. Transactions by American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society of AIME, Society of Mining Engineers of AIME., Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (U.S.). (1916)
"In addition to this, the acetylene lamp gives a much more accurate and reliable
indication of the presence of blackdamp, for the reason that the oil lamp is ..."
4. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1916)
"He knows that blackdamp extinctive of his oil lamp is not so dangerous as that
extinctive of his acetylene lamp and if the acetylene lamp loses its ..."
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