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safety lamp

noun

  1. a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.


safety lamp

noun

  1. an oil-burning miner's lamp in which the flame is surrounded by a metal gauze to prevent it from igniting combustible gas Also calledDavy lamp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of safety lamp1

First recorded in 1810–20
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Example Sentences

He made several important discoveries in the science, and invented the miner's safety lamp.

The advertised object of the meeting was to present him with a reward for “the invention of his safety-lamp.”

It is the presence of this gas that necessitates the safety-lamp.

But still more dangerous is the adventurous miner who, for some reason, opens his safety lamp.

It was a patent safety lamp, and had always behaved very well.

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