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foul air

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meanings of fouland air


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foul
adjective
uk /faʊl/ us /faʊl/
extremely ...
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air
noun
uk /eər/ us /er/
the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that ...
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Examples of foul air


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In addition, one of the engines drove a high-pressure fan that forced foulair from the refuse on the tipping platform across the fire.
Add to this the smell of gunpowder, gelignite, and smoke, and slate dust saturating the already foulair.
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Their work is done under very unattractive conditions, in the midst of darkness, in foulair and in cramped positions.
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These men get consumption, not because of want of fresh air, but because of the foulair they are forced to breathe in their sleeping berths.
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There is a great deal more misery occasioned in the homes of the miners by the foulair that the miner is compelled to breathe than is known.
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She had been breathing in foulair.
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Mining is about foulair, too.
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Medical opinion at the time held that cholera was caused by foulair: a so-called "miasma".
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Conditions were constantly wet, with foulair and gunpowder fumes plus the danger of roofcollapse.
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This device uses the standing water to seal the outlet of the bowl, preventing the escape of foulair from the sewer.
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At the time, foulair was thought to be the cause of many diseases.
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They also described bellows that could remove foulair from wells.
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His observation of the evidence led him to discount the theory of foulair.
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The mine had been just re-opened following a strike, leading to a buildup of foulair.
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The miasmatic position was that diseases were the product of environmental factors such as contaminated water, foulair, and poor hygienic conditions.
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The close confinement of the accommodations and the number of prisoners per barrack, on average 250, partly explains the phenomenon, as the foulair circulated very little.
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Visitors must also carry on their belt a rebreather, which in case of emergency will filter foul air for approximately one hour, giving a chance for survival and escape.
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