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Meaning of fire damper | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A passive fire protection product used in heating, ventilation, and air conditioning ducts.
  2. A damper which closes off an air duct automatically in the event of fire so as to restrict the passage of fire and smoke.
  3. A mine worker who detects and clears a mineshaft of firedamp by intentionally burning or blowing it up.
    archaic, historical

Examples

“Jack is a former fire damper who was injured in an explosion.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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