English synonyms about - contact  

safety lamp

noun

1 safety lamp

An oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane).

synonym: Davy lamp.

Roget 666: refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness; acropolis; keep, last resort; ward; prison etc. 752; asylum, ark, ... show more

Dutch: mijnlamp, mijnwerkerslamp, veiligheidslamp
Polish: wskaźnikowa lampa benzynowa, lampa Davy'ego


Find more on safety lamp elsewhere: etymology - rhymes - Wikipedia.

debug info: 0.0329