hand lamp
hand lamp is the alternative form of handlamp.
Meaning of handlamp
Noun
handlamp (plural handlamps)
- A small lamp carried in the hand.
- The operator went out on to the platform with his handlamp and waved it in the traditional "wash-out" signal across the body. The engineer had been expecting this and responded at once with an acknowledging honk on the horn before bringing this huge, 16-car train gently to a stand at the platform.1961 July, J. Geoffrey Todd, “Impressions of railroading in the United States:Part Two”, in Trains Illustrated, page 424
Forms of hand lamp
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Questions about hand lamp
- What is hand lamp the alternative form of?
- Hand lamp is the alternative form of handlamp.
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