单词 | self-rescuer |
释义 | self-rescuern. Originally and chiefly Coal Mining. Any of various relatively small, lightweight breathing devices designed to be carried by coal miners for emergency use in the presence of noxious gases, esp. carbon monoxide. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > other mining equipment dial1681 stick1708 motty1797 nail1839 spiking crib or curb1839 spile1841 bull1849 dag1863 ore bin1867 monitor1873 Billy Fairplay1876 snibble1883 brattice-cloth1885 breaker1885 steam point1895 picking belt1900 self-rescuer1924 rock duster1930 walking dragline1930 1924 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 197 563 Approval of a new type of safety device, a ‘self-rescuer’, has been given by the Bureau of Mines... The self-rescuer is a pocket-size canister with mouthpiece directly attached... The self-rescuer may enable miners to escape from atmospheres containing carbon monoxide. 1932 Sewage Wks. Jrnl. 4 848 A hip-pocket device might be mentioned that is cheap and handy. This is known as the self-rescuer and is simply placed in the mouth, the nose being clipped shut. 1962 Guardian 31 Oct. 5/5 A new safety apparatus known as a ‘self-rescuer’, which gives a miner 30 minutes to reach a fresh-air area. 2010 Guardian 31 Mar. (Kids Suppl.) 17/4 Visitors wear the very same equipment—helmet, cap lamp, belt, battery and ‘self rescuer’ (breathing apparatus)—used by miners. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1924 |
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