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SAFETY LAMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does safety lamp mean?
• SAFETY LAMP (noun)
The noun SAFETY LAMP has 1 sense:
1. an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
Familiarity information: SAFETY LAMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Davy lamp; safety lamp
Hypernyms ("safety lamp" is a kind of...):
kerosene lamp; kerosine lamp; oil lamp (a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light)
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