gas gelap
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of gas + gelap (“dark”).
Noun
gas gelap (plural gas-gas gelap)
- (mining) a mixture of carbon dioxide gas, nitrogen gas and air that is formed due to underground mine fires so that no flame can occur
Further reading
- “gas gelap”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016