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naphtha lamp

naphtha lamp noun: a type of oil lamp that burns naphtha.

Noun

naphtha lamp (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

Forms of naphtha lamp

pluralnaphtha lamps

Questions about naphtha lamp

What does naphtha lamp mean?
Naphtha lamp means a type of oil lamp that burns naphtha.
What part of speech is naphtha lamp?
Naphtha lamp is a noun.
What is the plural of naphtha lamp?
The plural of naphtha lamp is naphtha lamps.

Words near naphtha lamp in the dictionary

  1. Naphil
  2. Naphtali
  3. Naphtalite
  4. Naphtalites
  5. naphtha
  6. naphtha lamp
  7. naphtha lamps
  8. naphthacene
  9. naphthacenes
  10. naphthalate
  11. naphthalates

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