Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
" schlagende Wetter ", Kohlenstaubexplosion
English translation:
firedamp explosion
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Anne-Carine Zimmer
Jul 14, 2004 16:57
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German term
" schlagende Wetter ", Kohlenstaubexplosion
German to English
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Proposed translations
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4 +2 | firedamp explosion | Anne-Carine Zimmer |
4 +1 | firedamp | Cilian O'Tuama |
Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
schlagendes Wetter
Selected
firedamp explosion
according to Muret Sanders
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examples in this context (mining)
Durham Mining Museum - Colliery Disasters 1860-69
... Date, Cnty, Colliery, Cause, Lives, Sufferers. 02, Mar, 1860, NBL, Burradon, Explosion,
firedamp, ignition caused by naked light and deficient ventilation, 76, Names. ...
www.dmm.org.uk/names/d1860-69.htm - 16k - Jul 12, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
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damp
... The mixture of gases that remains after a firedamp explosion is called
afterdamp; it consists chiefly of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. ...
www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0814577.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
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and:
The New English-German Dictionary - [ Translate this page ]
... fair weather -- das Schönwetter fickle -- wetterwendisch fine -- das schöne Wetter
firedamp -- das Schlagwetter firedamp -- das schlagende Wetter (Bergbau ...
www.iee.et.tu-dresden.de/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ wernerr/search.sh?string=Wetter&nocase=on&hits=50 - 12k - Supplemental Result -
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examples in this context (mining)
Durham Mining Museum - Colliery Disasters 1860-69
... Date, Cnty, Colliery, Cause, Lives, Sufferers. 02, Mar, 1860, NBL, Burradon, Explosion,
firedamp, ignition caused by naked light and deficient ventilation, 76, Names. ...
www.dmm.org.uk/names/d1860-69.htm - 16k - Jul 12, 2004 - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from www.dmm.org.uk ]
damp
... The mixture of gases that remains after a firedamp explosion is called
afterdamp; it consists chiefly of carbon dioxide and nitrogen. ...
www.factmonster.com/ce6/sci/A0814577.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
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and:
The New English-German Dictionary - [ Translate this page ]
... fair weather -- das Schönwetter fickle -- wetterwendisch fine -- das schöne Wetter
firedamp -- das Schlagwetter firedamp -- das schlagende Wetter (Bergbau ...
www.iee.et.tu-dresden.de/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ wernerr/search.sh?string=Wetter&nocase=on&hits=50 - 12k - Supplemental Result -
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Comment: "Thank you very much, Karin,
Gerhard Rentsch"
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German term (edited):
schlagende Wetter
firedamp
schlagende Wetter pl firedamp sing (Collins)
firedamp: a combustible mine gas that consists chiefly of methane; also : the explosive mixture of this gas with air (Merriam-Web.)
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schlagendes Wetter, Schlagwetter n / firedamp, black o. choke damp, mine damp o. gas
Schlagwetter n, schlagende Wetter n pl / firedamp, black o. choke damp, mine damp o. gas
(Ernst)
firedamp: a combustible mine gas that consists chiefly of methane; also : the explosive mixture of this gas with air (Merriam-Web.)
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schlagendes Wetter, Schlagwetter n / firedamp, black o. choke damp, mine damp o. gas
Schlagwetter n, schlagende Wetter n pl / firedamp, black o. choke damp, mine damp o. gas
(Ernst)
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