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reading-lamps

reading-lamps is the plural of reading-lamp.

Meaning of reading-lamp

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
    Synonyms:
    reading light

Questions about reading-lamps

What is reading-lamps the plural of?
Reading-lamps is the plural of reading-lamp.

Words near reading-lamps in the dictionary

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

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