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davy lamp

davy lamp is the alternative letter-case form of Davy lamp.

Noun capitalized: Davy lamp

Davy lamp (plural Davy lamps)

  1. (historical) A miners' lamp or safety lamp used in coal mines to prevent explosions.

Forms of davy lamp

pluraldavy lamps
pluralDavy lamps

Origin of davy lamp

Named after British chemist and inventor Humphry Davy (1778–1829), its inventor.

Questions about davy lamp

What does davy lamp mean?
Davy lamp means a miners' lamp or safety lamp used in coal mines to prevent explosions.
What is davy lamp the alternative letter-case form of?
Davy lamp is the alternative letter-case form of Davy lamp.
What part of speech is davy lamp?
Davy lamp is a noun.
What is the plural of davy lamp?
The plural of davy lamp is davy lamps.

Words near davy lamp in the dictionary

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  3. Davy Jones
  4. Davy Jones' locker
  5. Davy Jones's locker
  6. davy lamp
  7. Davy lamps
  8. Davy's locker
  9. Davydov
  10. Davydov procedure
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