Associations to the word «Firedamp»

Wiktionary

FIREDAMP, noun. (mining) An inflammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.

Dictionary definition

FIREDAMP, noun. A mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca