foul air

collocation in English

meaningsoffoulandair

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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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(Definition offoulandairfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffoul air

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In addition, one of the engines drove a high-pressure fan that forcedfoulairfrom the refuse on the tipping platform across the fire.
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Add to this the smell of gunpowder, gelignite, and smoke, and slate dust saturating the alreadyfoulair.
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Their work is done under very unattractive conditions, in the midst of darkness, infoulairand in cramped positions.
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These men get consumption, not because of want of fresh air, but because of thefoulairthey 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 thefoulairthat the miner is compelled to breathe than is known.
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She had been breathing infoulair.
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Mining is aboutfoulair, too.
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Medical opinion at the time held that cholera was caused byfoulair: a so-called "miasma".
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Conditions were constantly wet, withfoulairand 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 offoulairfrom the sewer.
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At the time,foulairwas thought to be the cause of many diseases.
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They also described bellows that could removefoulairfrom wells.
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His observation of the evidence led him to discount the theory offoulair.
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The mine had been just re-opened following a strike, leading to a buildup offoulair.
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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 thefoulaircirculated very little.
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Visitors must also carry on their belt a rebreather, which in case of emergency will filterfoulair for approximately one hour, giving a chance for survival and escape.
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