الواصلة
ca·na·ry in a coal mineالتركية النطق
kıneri în ı kōl maynالنطق
/kəˈnerē ən ə ˈkōl ˈmīn/ /kəˈnɛriː ɪn ə ˈkoʊl ˈmaɪn/
علم أصول الكلمات
() 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.