English > kerosine lamp: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light. |
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| Synonyms | oil lamp, kerosene lamp |
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| Parts | lamp chimney, chimney | A glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp |
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| wick, taper | A loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame |
| Narrower | safety lamp, Davy lamp | An oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane) |
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| Broader | lamp | An artificial source of visible illumination |
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| Spanish | candelero, candil, lámpara de petróleo, quinqué, velón |
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| Catalan | cresol, llàntia, llum d'oli, llumenera, quinqué |
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