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noun
A miner's lamp designed to avoid explosion by enclosing the flame in fine wire gauze.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Davy lamp
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Broader terms: oil lamp, kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp
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