ALL meanings of firedamp
fire·damp
F f - noun firedamp Methane, especially as forming an explosive mixture with air in coal mines. 1
- noun firedamp a combustible gas consisting chiefly of methane, formed especially in coal mines, and dangerously explosive when mixed with certain proportions of atmospheric air. 1
- noun firedamp the explosive mixture itself. 1
- noun firedamp a mixture of hydrocarbons, chiefly methane, formed in coal mines. It forms explosive mixtures with air 0
- noun firedamp a gas, largely methane, formed in coal mines, which is explosive when mixed with air 0