naphtha lamp

noun

A type of oil lamp that burns naphtha.

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Meanings

nounnaphtha lamp (plural naphtha lamps)

plural naphtha lamps

  1. A type of oil lamp that burns naphtha.

    A little later this was replaced by a new-fangled naphtha lamp made by a local tinsmith which gave a better light but emitted an evil smell.

    1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 22
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