D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

firedamp

· IPA /fˈaɪərdˌæmp/
01 n. a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that forms in coal mines and becomes explosive when mixed with air. It is a source of serious hazard i…
  1. 1.
    a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that forms in coal mines and becomes explosive when mixed with air. It is a source of serious hazard in coal mining operations.