Associations to the word «Afterdamp»
Wiktionary
AFTERDAMP, noun. (mining) Suffocating gases present in a coal mine after an explosion caused by firedamp, consisting of nitrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and sometimes hydrogen sulfide.
Dictionary definition
AFTERDAMP, noun. A toxic mixture of gases (including carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide and nitrogen) after an explosion of firedamp in a mine.
Wise words
Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow,
the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.