canary in a coal mine

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von canary in a coal mine im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A warning of danger or trouble yet to come

Silbentrennung

ca·na·ry in a coal mine

Türkische aussprache

kıneri în ı kōl mayn

Synonyme

miner's canary

Aussprache

/kəˈnerē ən ə ˈkōl ˈmīn/ /kəˈnɛriː ɪn ə ˈkoʊl ˈmaɪn/

Etymologie

() An allusion to caged canaries mining workers would carry down into the tunnels with them. If poisonous gases such as methane or carbon monoxide leaked into the mine-shaft, the gases would kill the canary before killing the miners.