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Meanings of tornado lantern in English

An oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney.

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Examples for "hurricane lamp"
Examples for "hurricane lamp"
1
A match flares and lights up the wick of a hurricane lamp.
The Wall
2
The vapors given off by the hurricane lamp were stinging them.
The clouds beneath the sun
3
Natalie, seated within the glow of her hurricane lamp, turned towards the sound.
The clouds beneath the sun
4
The yellow glow from the hurricane lamp made the shadows deep.
The clouds beneath the sun
5
She led the way, carrying the hurricane lamp with her.
The clouds beneath the sun
1
Inside, the eight cubicles held each a woman, a bed, and a hurricane lantern.
The Happy Foreigner
2
By careful inquiry in the outer Hut he finds an ice-axe, crowbar and hurricane lantern.
The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
3
He barely managed to grab the hurricane lantern an instant before it toppled onto its side.
The devil she knows
4
Immediately above them, where the boats were beached, a man was coming down the slope, carrying a hurricane lantern.
Dope
5
From a spot visible down-stream but invisible to the men in the boat, he signalled constantly with a hurricane lantern.
Dope
1
After a couple attempts, the old storm lantern flickered to life.
Shadow's son
2
See that the storm lantern is there, filled and lighted.
Plotting in Pirate Seas
3
A storm lantern hung from a hook on the wall.
Shadow's son
4
At the hut George said he would fetch the storm lantern from his bedroom for them.
Another part of the wood
5
A blue-white glow began to manifest around us, unconnected to the storm lantern or any other obvious source.
Sharper than a serpent's tooth
1
Pretending to deal cards again, Randolph had moved one hand close to the storm lamp.
Seize the night
2
He switched on the storm lamp, and the copper-lined room was filled with rust-colored shadows and shiny-penny light.
Seize the night
3
At teatime it's quiet around this handsome navy-painted place, with wooden tables and storm lamps outside.
The Irish Times