Phrase guide

spirit lamp

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol, ethanol or denatured alcohol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • By way of armoury and utensils, I took a revolver, a little spirit-lamp and pan, a lantern and some halfpenny candles, a jack-knife and a large leather flask.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lamp

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 酒精燈 /酒精灯 (jiǔjīngdēng) — lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel
  • Finnish: spriilamppu — lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel
  • French: lampe à alcool — lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel
  • Georgian: სპირტქურა (sṗirṭkura) — lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel
  • Ingrian: pirttulamppu — lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel
  • Irish: lampa alcóil — lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel
  • Japanese: アルコールランプ (arukōru ranpu) — lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel
  • Korean: 알코올램프 (alkoollaempeu) — lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel
  • Polish: palnik spirytusowy — lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel
  • Romanian: spirtieră — lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel
  • Russian: спирто́вка (spirtóvka) — lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel