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safety lamp
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safety lamp
n.
A miner's lamp with a protective wire gauze surrounding the flame to prevent ignition of flammable gases.
safety lamp
n
(Mining & Quarrying) an oil-burning miner's lamp in which the flame is surrounded by a metal gauze to prevent it from igniting combustible gas Also called Davy lamp
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Noun1.safety lamp - an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)safety lamp - an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
Davy lamp
kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp, oil lamp - a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light
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