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reading-lamp

reading-lamp noun: a small indoor lamp designed to be used for reading at night.

Noun

reading-lamp (plural reading-lamps)

  1. A small indoor lamp designed to be used for reading at night.
    • "I value my electric reading-lamp, and that is a product of science."1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019
    • A bed reading lamp is provided for each passenger; it is so arranged that, in all switching conditions, a blue night light will prevent the berth being placed in complete darkness.1952 February, “New Third Class Sleeping Cars”, in Railway Magazine, page 87
    Synonyms:
    reading light

Synonyms of reading-lamp

Forms of reading-lamp

pluralreading-lamps

Questions about reading-lamp

What does reading-lamp mean?
Reading-lamp means a small indoor lamp designed to be used for reading at night.
What part of speech is reading-lamp?
Reading-lamp is a noun.
What is the plural of reading-lamp?
The plural of reading-lamp is reading-lamps.

Words near reading-lamp in the dictionary

  1. reading up
  2. reading up on
  3. reading week
  4. reading weeks
  5. reading wheel
  6. reading-lamp
  7. reading-lamps
  8. Readinger
  9. Readingers
  10. readings
  11. Readington

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