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STORM LAMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does storm lamp mean?
• STORM LAMP (noun)
The noun STORM LAMP has 1 sense:
1. an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney
Familiarity information: STORM LAMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hurricane lamp; hurricane lantern; storm lamp; storm lantern; tornado lantern
Hypernyms ("storm lamp" is a kind of...):
lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)
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