gas lamp
3
5.3
- noun
- /ɡæs læmp/
- Archaic
:
farol de gas
- At dusk, the streets were aglow with gas lamps that flickered softly in the breeze.
- lit the gas lamps
- gas lamps flickered
- glow of gas lamps
Examples
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One half of the apartments do not see daylight or get fresh air, and gas lamps burn day and night.
Academic text (1992) -
Spices and teas perfumed the store, while gas lamps provided light.
Fiction book (1994) -
Look at that gas lamp.
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I suppose you have gas lamps in that pack of yours?
Fiction book (1998) -
For a moment, the soft hiss of the gas lamps is the only sound.
Academic text (1997) -
And through the snow, you can see the flickering of gas lamps...
Fiction book (1991) -
That gas lamp dates back to 1800s.
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While the maid pulled the curtains, Jerome lit the gas lamps on each wall.
Fiction book (1991) -
Enormous gas lamps arranged around the arena hissed and were lit.
Fiction book (1997) -
Around us lay the most beautiful city in the world, already flickering with gas lamps, lining the prominent avenues.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
274
1.0
Something that gives light for a room or table
7
4.1
A lamp that burns oil to give light
5
3.7
A lamp that burns kerosene to give light
3
9.9
Light produced by burning gas for street or home use
1
5.3
A lamp that makes very bright light by a steady electric spark between two metal rods
1
1.7
A light that uses electricity to shine
1
3.6
A long glass tube light used in offices and kitchens that uses electricity and lasts a long time
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a lamp that produces light by burning gas' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'gas' (a gaseous substance/fuel) with 'lamp' (a light source); a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer it is a lamp powered by gas. This noun+noun composition follows common cross-linguistic compounding patterns and does not require idiomatic or metaphorical knowledge.
Etymology
Gas lamp comes from a simple image: a lamp that burns gas to give light. Before 'electricity', streets and homes used these lights, so the term means 'a lamp that gives light by burning gas'.