hurricane lamp
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈhɜːrɪkeɪn læmp/
:
lámpara de huracán
- - It's a hurricane lamp.
- lit the hurricane lamp
Examples
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"Well, it is romantic in a way," Karina said, lighting a hurricane lamp.
Fiction book (1999) -
During the power outage, we relied on a hurricane lamp to illuminate the rooms.
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Electricity failed in the early evening, and the bar was lit only with candles and hurricane lamps.
Fiction book (1996) -
The globe of the hurricane lamp is unlit.
Fiction book (2002) -
A hurricane lamp rested on the bar, painting the scene with orange light and shadow, adding a gloss that made its brutality seem artful.
Fiction book (2002) -
But then, when Britta found a hurricane lamp and lit it, and the soot blew out and blackened her face, we laughed as we had as college kids.
Fiction book (1996) -
The first, "Ma lanterne" (my hurricane lamp), is the chronicle of an ongoing dialogue with a figure who is both the poet's lover and, for lack of a better term, his own soul.
Academic text (2009) -
The candle in the hurricane lamp on their table shone with a flickering glow on his striped dark suit, lemon-yellow shirt, and crimson tie.
Fiction book (1998) -
The children gathered around the hurricane lamp to listen to spooky stories on a stormy night.
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She placed the hurricane lamp on the table to shield the flame from the wind while dining outside.
Synonyms
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4.1
A lamp that burns oil to give light
A portable oil lamp with a glass cover that protects the flame from wind
An oil lamp with a glass chimney and a metal lid that protects the flame from strong wind
A portable oil lamp with a glass cover that protects the flame from wind and rain
An oil lamp with a glass chimney that protects the flame from wind
How Protected
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally transparent: 'hurricane' evokes strong wind/storm and 'lamp' denotes a light source, so a B1 learner can infer this is a lamp designed to cope with wind (i.e. fitted with a chimney or protector). This follows common noun-noun compounding patterns and similar descriptive compounds exist cross-linguistically, making the meaning predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Hurricane lamp is named for the way it keeps a flame safe in strong wind: a glass chimney and metal top shield the flame so the light will not go out in a storm. That's why the name links hurricane for strong wind and lamp for light and means 'an oil lamp that stays lit in windy weather'.