fire damper

See also: firedamper

English

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Noun

fire damper (plural fire dampers)

  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. (historical, archaic, mining) a mine worker who detects and clears a mineshaft of firedamp by intentionally burning or blowing it up
Jack is a former fire damper who is injured in an explosion.
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