" schlagende Wetter ", Kohlenstaubexplosion

English translation: firedamp explosion

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German term or phrase:" schlagende Wetter ", Kohlenstaubexplosion
English translation:firedamp explosion
Entered by: Anne-Carine Zimmer

16:57 Jul 14, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Mining & Minerals / Gems / Insurance
German term or phrase: " schlagende Wetter ", Kohlenstaubexplosion
These are inclusions in a list of damages in an insurance policy. Sorry, no further context provided.
Dr.G.MD (X)
Local time: 10:45
firedamp explosion
Explanation:
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
[ 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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Anne-Carine Zimmer
United States
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Thank you very much, Karin,

Gerhard Rentsch
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2firedamp explosion
Anne-Carine Zimmer
4 +1firedamp
Cilian O'Tuama


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
schlagende Wetter
firedamp


Explanation:
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)

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 10:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jccantrell
9 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
schlagendes Wetter
firedamp explosion


Explanation:
according to Muret Sanders

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-07-14 17:02:30 GMT)
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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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Note added at 7 mins (2004-07-14 17:04:51 GMT)
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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 -

Anne-Carine Zimmer
United States
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Karin,

Gerhard Rentsch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Tucker (X): firedamp explosion, coal dust explosion (the two are different but may occur together)
2 mins

agree  Ingrid Blank
8 mins
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