Usage of "kerosene lamp"

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Type of lighting device.

Portuguese

Catalan

A lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light.

Synonyms

Examples for "oil lamp"

Examples for "oil lamp"

He raised the oil lamp to light the way into the house. 
 Secret of the Dragon 

They looked like brothers in the sickly glow of the seal- oil lamp. 
 The River's End 

An oil lamp swung in the passage and lit up her face. 
 Clementina 

That night, by the light of an oil lamp, he undressed me. 
 The Good Daughters 

Harry puts his hand on the oil lamp, but doesn't extinguish it. 
 The sealed letter 

Usage of kerosene lamp in English

The men knocked over a kerosene lamp, setting fire to the building. 
 Reuters 

Whoever was inside had extinguished his kerosene lamp, or maybe wasn't home. 
 Magic terror: seven tales 

I found my way to the kerosene lamp and lit the wick. 
 The blue edge of midnight 

Peter, who had recovered from his momentary fear, lighted the kerosene lamp. 
 The Purple Heights 

He had also brought a kerosene lamp, which, however, lacked a glass. 
 A Tramp's Sketches 

Darkness is broken by the weak mustard glint of a kerosene lamp. 
 Anthropology of an american girl: a novel 

Fran lit a kerosene lamp and it made a soft yellow glow. 
 The stand 

And LED lights use a fiftieth of the energy of a kerosene lamp. 
 Reuters 

There was light in the room now; the kerosene lamp was burning again. 
 Man on the run 

A table and a kerosene lamp are brought into requisition; also a book. 
 Men, Women, and Ghosts 

She turned up the little kerosene lamp and looked at me. 
 A Tramp's Sketches 

I bought a very nice kerosene lamp in the shape of Mount Rushmore. 
 The Lost Continent 

The kerosene lamp cast a feeble light that roamed with the ship's rocking. 
 The Golem and the Jinni 

She was washing dishes by the light of a kerosene lamp. 
 Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life 

An ordinary kerosene lamp vitiates the atmosphere as much as a half-dozen persons. 
 Artificial Light: Its Influence upon Civilization 

Keeping the letters, Leo picked up the fat-bellied, old-fashioned kerosene lamp. 
 Agent 6 

Meanings of kerosene lamp in English