kerosene lamp

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• Kerosene lamp — The kerosene lamp (widely known in Britain as a paraffin lamp) is any type of lighting device which uses kerosene (paraffin) as a fuel. There are two main types of kerosene lamp which work in different ways, the wick lamp and the pressure lamp… …   Wikipedia

• kerosene lamp — ▪ lighting       vessel containing kerosene with a wick for burning to provide light. Such lamps were widely used from the 1860s, when kerosene first became plentiful, until the development of electric lighting. Compared with other oil lamps,… …   Universalium

• kerosene lamp — /kɛrəsin ˈlæmp/ (say keruhseen lamp) noun a lamp in which kerosene is used as a fuel. Also, kerosine lamp …  

• kerosene lamp — noun a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light • Syn: ↑oil lamp, ↑kerosine lamp • Hypernyms: ↑lamp • Hyponyms: ↑safety lamp, ↑Davy lamp • …   Useful english dictionary

• Kerosene — Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage, [Webster s New World College Dictionary, kerosene .] is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid. The name is derived from Greek keros (κηρός wax). The word Kerosene was registered… …   Wikipedia

• Kerosene (disambiguation) — Kerosene can be:* the fuel kerosene. * power kerosene, see tractor vaporising oil. * a lubricant, see mineral oil. * Kerosene (band). * a song by Bad Religion. * a song by Big Black. * Kerosene (album), the debut album of Miranda Lambert.:*… …   Wikipedia

• lamp — [n] lantern beacon, flashlight, gas lamp, gaslight, hurricane lamp, kerosene lamp, light, searchlight, torch; concepts 620,624,628,810 …   New thesaurus

• kerosene — /ker euh seen , kar , ker euh seen , kar /, n. 1. a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons obtained by distilling petroleum, bituminous shale, or the like, and widely used as a fuel, cleaning solvent, etc. adj. 2. using or fueled by kerosene: a kerosene… …   Universalium

• Kerosene heater — A kerosene heater, also known as a paraffin heater, is a portable, unvented, kerosene fueled, space heating device. In the United States they are used mainly for supplemental heat or as a source of emergency heat during a power outage. In some… …   Wikipedia

• lamp — lampless, adj. /lamp/, n. 1. any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Cf. fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp. 2. a container for an inflammable liquid, as oil, which is burned at a wick as a means of… …   Universalium

• lamp — noun we had plenty of illumination from our lamps Syn: light, lantern; floor lamp, table lamp, bedside lamp, banker s lamp, gooseneck lamp; chandelier; candelabra; trademark Tiffany lamp; floodlight, spotlight, strobe light, arc lamp; fluorescent …   Thesaurus of popular words