firedamp
English
noun
Definitions
- (mining) An inflammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.
Etymology
Compound from English fire (shoot) + English damp (moderately wet).
Origin
English
damp
Gloss
moderately wet
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Fireland English
- afire English
- afterdamp English
- antifire English
- autofire English
- back fire English
- balefire English
- bedamp English
- blackdamp English
- bonfire English
- brushfire English
- bumpfire English
- bushfire English
- campfire English
- cease-fire English
- centerfire English
- chokedamp English
- co-fire English
- cookfire English
- counterfire English
- crossfire English
- damp English
- dampable English
- dampen English
- damper English
- dampish English
- damply English
- dampness English
- dampproof English
- dampsome English
- dampth English
- dampy English
- drumfire English
- enfire English
- fiery English
- firable English
- fire English
- fire alarm English
- fire hose English
- fire hydrant English
- fire triangle English
- fire truck English
- fire whirl English
- fire-breathing English
- fireable English
- firearm English
- fireback English
- fireball English
- firebar English
- firebase English
- firebath English
- firebathe English
- firebell English
- firebelly English
- firebird English
- fireblast English
- fireboard English
- fireboat English
- firebolt English
- firebomb English
- firebomber English
- firebote English
- firebox English
- firebrand English
- firebrass English
- firebrat English
- firebreak English
- firebreather English
- firebrick English
- firebug English
- firecall English
- firecock English
- firecracker English
- firecrest English
- firecrown English
- fired English
- firedog English
- firedoor English
- firedragon English
- firedrake English
- firee English
- fireeater English
- firefight English
- firefighter English
- firefighting English
- firefinch English
- firefish English
- firefloat English
- firefly English
- fireform English
- firefront English
- firegrate English
- fireground English
- fireguard English
- firehall English
- firehole English
- firehook English
- firehot English
- firehouse English
- firekeeper English
- fireland English
- fireless English
- firelet English
- firelight English
- firelighter English
- firelighting English
- firelike English
- fireline English
- firelit English
- firelock English
- firelog English
- fireman English
- firemaster English
- fireness English
- firepan English
- fireperson English
- firepink English
- firepit English
- fireplace English
- fireplay English
- fireplug English
- firepole English
- firepot English
- firepower English
- fireproof English
- firer English
- fireraiser English
- fireraising English
- fireroom English
- firesand English
- firescorched English
- firescreen English
- fireset English
- firesetter English
- firesetting English
- fireshine English
- fireship English
- fireside English
- firesome English
- firest English
- firesteel English
- firestick English
- firestink English
- firestone English
- firestop English
- firestorm English
- firestriker English
- firesuit English
- firetail English
- fireteam English
- firetender English
- firetending English
- fireth English
- firethorn English
- firetrap English
- firetruck English
- firetube English
- firewagon English
- firewalk English
- firewall English
- fireward English
- firewarden English
- firewatcher English
- firewater English
- fireweed English
- firewheel English
- firewire English
- firewise English
- firewoman English
- firewood English
- fireworker English
- fireworks English
- fireworm English
- fireworthy English
- firie English
- firy English
- flashfire English
- foxfire English
- frontfire English
- grassfire English
- groundfire English
- gunfire English
- hellfire English
- holy fire English
- housefire English
- kindle-coal English
- kindle-fire English
- megafire English
- misfire English
- nightfire English
- nonfire English
- outfire English
- overdamp English
- overfire English
- palaeofire English
- paleofire English
- pinfire English
- postfire English
- pre-fire English
- prefire English
- refire English
- retrofire English
- rimfire English
- scarefire English
- scathefire English
- set fire English
- shellfire English
- shitfire English
- slamfire English
- spellfire English
- spitfire English
- stinkdamp English
- strikefire English
- sure-fire English
- test-fire English
- testfire English
- underdamp English
- underfire English
- unfire English
- veldfire English
- watchfire English
- whitedamp English
- wildfire English
- woodfire English
- Feuer German
- ファイヤー Japanese
- damp Middle English
- fier Middle English
- fairo Ido
- paia Tok Pisin
- faya Sranan Tongo
- piah Chinook Jargon
- faya Aukan
- fire
- damp
- firy
- firer
- afire
- dampy
- firee
- firie
- fiery
- fired
- damper
- refire
- dampth
- dampen
- damply
- fireth
- firest
- bedamp
- enfire
- unfire
- firebox
- firepot
- dampish
- firehot
- firelit
- firefly
- firedog
- pinfire
- firearm
- outfire
- firepan
- co-fire
- nonfire
- misfire
- bonfire
- firelet
- rimfire
- fireset
- firelog
- firepit
- prefire
- foxfire
- gunfire
- fireman
- firable
- firebar
- firebug
- hellfire
- firebird
- set fire
- firebolt
- firedoor
- firestop
- fireplay
- firesome
- firepole
- fireward
- bumpfire
- firebase
- firewise
- firetrap
- fireside
- shitfire
- Fireland
- firesand
- firewood
- dampsome
- slamfire
- spitfire
- fireable
- balefire
- veldfire
- firecall
- firehook
- antifire
- fireboat
- fireroom
- fireland
- wildfire
- firepink
- bushfire
- cookfire
- dampable
- firecock
- autofire
- dampness
- pre-fire
- firetube
- overdamp
- fireteam
- firehall
- firesuit
- fireline
- overfire
- fireweed
- fireback
- firewalk
- fireworm
- firefish
- woodfire
- fireform
- firebath
- firebomb
- firetail
- postfire
- fireplug
- firebote
- fireball
- firewall
- firebrat
- firebell
- firehole
- firelike
- drumfire
- megafire
- fireship
- firelock
- campfire
- firewire
- testfire
- fireless
- fireness
- firehouse
- chokedamp
- firewater
- firestink
- whitedamp
- dampproof
- nightfire
- frontfire
- housefire
- firewagon
- firetruck
- test-fire
- firedrake
- firebrass
- watchfire
- firebrick
- firefight
- firestorm
- firefront
- shellfire
- spellfire
- firefinch
- firegrate
- grassfire
- firebathe
- crossfire
- underfire
- fireproof
- paleofire
- fireworks
- firesteel
- firefloat
- fireblast
- sure-fire
- fireplace
- fire hose
- firelight
- firebreak
- firewoman
- back fire
- firecrest
- brushfire
- firecrown
- firepower
- underdamp
- firestone
- stinkdamp
- flashfire
- holy fire
- firebelly
- fireboard
- fireguard
- firewheel
- blackdamp
- firestick
- afterdamp
- fireshine
- retrofire
- firebrand
- scarefire
- fireeater
- firethorn
- firescreen
- fireraiser
- fireworker
- fireperson
- centerfire
- palaeofire
- fire truck
- firekeeper
- firemaster
- scathefire
- fireworthy
- strikefire
- cease-fire
- groundfire
- firebomber
- firetender
- fire alarm
- fire whirl
- firewarden
- firedragon
- firesetter
- fireground
- firelighter
- kindle-fire
- firesetting
- firefighter
- fireraising
- kindle-coal
- firewatcher
- counterfire
- firestriker
- firecracker
- firetending
- fire hydrant
- firefighting
- firescorched
- firelighting
- firebreather
- fire triangle
- fire-breathing