| English Dictionary |
LAMP CHIMNEY
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does lamp chimney mean?
• LAMP CHIMNEY (noun)
The noun LAMP CHIMNEY has 1 sense:
1. a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
Familiarity information: LAMP CHIMNEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
chimney; lamp chimney
Hypernyms ("lamp chimney" is a kind of...):
flue (a conduit to carry off smoke)
Holonyms ("lamp chimney" is a part of...):
kerosene lamp; kerosine lamp; oil lamp (a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"It's never too late to mend." (English proverb)
"Cherish youth, but trust old age." (Native American proverb, Pueblo)
"While they read the Bible to the wolf, it says: hurry up, my flock left." (Armenian proverb)
"If someone isn't handsome by nature, it's useless for them to wash over and over again." (Corsican proverb)
"Cherish youth, but trust old age." (Native American proverb, Pueblo)
"While they read the Bible to the wolf, it says: hurry up, my flock left." (Armenian proverb)
"If someone isn't handsome by nature, it's useless for them to wash over and over again." (Corsican proverb)