Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blackdamp

1 sense of blackdamp

Sense 1
chokedamp, blackdamp -- (the atmosphere in a mine following an explosion; high in carbon dioxide and incapable of supporting life)
       => carbon dioxide, CO2, carbonic acid gas -- (a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis)