gas lamp
4
5.3
- noun
- /ɡæs læmp/
- Archaic
- 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
-
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.
-
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.
-
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
348
1.0
Something that gives light for a room or table
8
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
2
3.6
A long glass tube light used in offices and kitchens that uses electricity and lasts a long time
1
1.7
A light that uses electricity to shine
1
5.3
A lamp that makes very bright light by a steady electric spark between two metal rods
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'.