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Meanings of paraffin lamp in inglés

ruso
керосиновый фонарь
portugués
lampada de querosene
español
lámpara de parafina
catalán
llum de querosè
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Type of lighting device.

lámpara de parafina
Usage of paraffin lamp in inglés
1
There was no electricity, just a paraffin lamp in the living room.
BBC
2
She had a penny paraffin lamp which filled the room with smoke.
In Darkest England, and the Way Out
3
The room was a small one, brilliantly lighted by a paraffin lamp.
The Sowers
4
He had settled into his bunk and snuffed out the paraffin lamp.
Depths
5
Self-consciously Balfour stood behind her, blinking in the light of the paraffin lamp.
Another part of the wood
6
Candles were another loss, and we had only one paraffin lamp.
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains
7
I relighted the paraffin lamp, a retreat was evidently sounded, and the enemy retired.
Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of Europe, Asia, Afric...
8
The unlit paraffin lamp quivered imperceptibly above the wooden floor.
Another part of the wood
9
After the darkness the feeble light of the paraffin lamp had seemed very bright.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
10
Eleanor was sitting in a low chair beside a table that carried a paraffin lamp.
Eleanor
11
The paraffin lamp had been knocked across the wooden crates, smashing against the wall beyond.
The marks of cain
12
The torch and the paraffin lamp were a giveaway.
The power of one
13
Amy found a paraffin lamp, with a wick, sitting at the back of the chamber.
The marks of cain
14
When he blew out the paraffin lamp he began to feel that a catastrophe was approaching.
Depths
15
Susy preceded her, carrying the little paraffin lamp.
The Rebel of the School
16
On it a paraffin lamp without a globe shed a hard glare on the three inner sides.
Almayer's Folly: A Story of an Eastern River