oil rain lamp

A form of rain lamp — A type of lamp, popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s, that moves droplets of water or oil along filaments to create the illusion of falling rain.

Meanings

nounoil rain lamp (plural oil rain lamps)

plural oil rain lamps

  1. alternativeAlternative form of rain lamp.
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