AFTERDAMP


Meaning of AFTERDAMP in English

/af"teuhr damp', ahf"-/ , n.

an irrespirable mixture of gases, consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide and nitrogen, left in a mine after an explosion or fire.

[ 1855-60; AFTER + DAMP ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .