Bude light

noun

A large light in which a jet of oxygen or air is introduced into the centre of a flame.

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Meanings

nounBude light (plural Bude lights)

plural Bude lights

  1. historicalA large light in which a jet of oxygen or air is introduced into the centre of a flame.

Origin

From Bude in Cornwall, the home of its inventor.

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APA

Bude light. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bude%20light

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“Bude light.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bude%20light. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bude light,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bude%20light.

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