firedamp
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EN → TR
Tanım
•a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air
Diğer Dillerde
Etimoloji
From fire + damp with 'damp' not in the usual sense of 'moist' but old German, modern Dutch, Danish 'damp' as steam or vapour, hence a gas liable to catch fire.
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Örnek Cümleler
1992'de, maden'de ki grızu patlamsında 263 madenci öldü.
In 1992, after a firedamp explosion in the mine, 263 miners died.