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firedamps

firedamps is the plural of firedamp.

Meaning of firedamp

Noun

firedamp (usually uncountable, plural firedamps)

  1. (usually) A flammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.

Questions about firedamps

What is firedamps the plural of?
Firedamps is the plural of firedamp.

Words near firedamps in the dictionary

  1. fired the starting gun
  2. fired up
  3. firedamp
  4. firedamper
  5. firedampers
  6. firedamps
  7. firedevil
  8. firedevils
  9. firedog
  10. firedogs
  11. firedoor

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Adapted from Wiktionary: firedamps (page history and authors); firedamp (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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