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Meanings of paraffin lamp in English
Russian
керосиновый фонарь Portuguese
lampada de querosene Spanish
lámpara de parafina Catalan
llum de querosè 
Type of lighting device.
Synonyms
Examples for "kerosene lamp"
Examples for "kerosene lamp"
1
The men knocked over a kerosene lamp, setting fire to the building.
2
Whoever was inside had extinguished his kerosene lamp, or maybe wasn't home.
3
I found my way to the kerosene lamp and lit the wick.
4
Peter, who had recovered from his momentary fear, lighted the kerosene lamp.
5
He had also brought a kerosene lamp, which, however, lacked a glass.
1
The pressure lamp itself gradually dimmed; and then could not be pumped higher.
2
The apparatus is of the first catadioptric order, lighted by a first-class pressure lamp.
1
The acetylene lamp for camp illumination is an advance over the kerosene lantern.
2
Teacher Florence stood at the end of the hall, holding a kerosene lantern.
3
A kerosene lantern sat on a rickety table; beside it was a sack of groceries.
4
After a few minutes, someone came out of the house with a lighted kerosene lantern.
5
We were up in the loft and it was dark, so I lit the kerosene lantern.
1
A match flares and lights up the wick of a hurricane lamp.
2
The vapors given off by the hurricane lamp were stinging them.
3
Natalie, seated within the glow of her hurricane lamp, turned towards the sound.
4
The yellow glow from the hurricane lamp made the shadows deep.
5
She led the way, carrying the hurricane lamp with her.
1
Inside, the eight cubicles held each a woman, a bed, and a hurricane lantern.
2
By careful inquiry in the outer Hut he finds an ice-axe, crowbar and hurricane lantern.
3
He barely managed to grab the hurricane lantern an instant before it toppled onto its side.
4
Immediately above them, where the boats were beached, a man was coming down the slope, carrying a hurricane lantern.
5
From a spot visible down-stream but invisible to the men in the boat, he signalled constantly with a hurricane lantern.
Usage of paraffin lamp in English
1
There was no electricity, just a paraffin lamp in the living room.
2
She had a penny paraffin lamp which filled the room with smoke.
3
The room was a small one, brilliantly lighted by a paraffin lamp.
4
He had settled into his bunk and snuffed out the paraffin lamp.
5
Self-consciously Balfour stood behind her, blinking in the light of the paraffin lamp.
6
Candles were another loss, and we had only one paraffin lamp.
7
I relighted the paraffin lamp, a retreat was evidently sounded, and the enemy retired.
8
The unlit paraffin lamp quivered imperceptibly above the wooden floor.
9
After the darkness the feeble light of the paraffin lamp had seemed very bright.
10
Eleanor was sitting in a low chair beside a table that carried a paraffin lamp.
11
The paraffin lamp had been knocked across the wooden crates, smashing against the wall beyond.
12
The torch and the paraffin lamp were a giveaway.
13
Amy found a paraffin lamp, with a wick, sitting at the back of the chamber.
14
When he blew out the paraffin lamp he began to feel that a catastrophe was approaching.
15
Susy preceded her, carrying the little paraffin lamp.
16
On it a paraffin lamp without a globe shed a hard glare on the three inner sides.
Translations for paraffin lamp
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