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Definition of Storm lamp

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Storm Lamp

Literary usage of Storm lamp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Elissa Or the Doom of Zimbabwe/Eric Brighteyes, a Tale of Iceland by H. Rider Haggard (2001)
"... the coasts of East Anglia over against Yarmouth sands, the moon rose red and ringed and the sea fell dead calm. "Yonder hangs a storm-lamp, lord," said ..."

2. In the Shade of an Acacia Tree: Memoirs of a Health Officer in Africa, 1945-1959 by Frank L. Lambrecht (1991)
"... of a storm lamp or with a screwdriver. I was indeed marooned. True, together with the old driver, we had found many things to tighten, wires that could ..."

3. In the Shade of an Acacia Tree: Memoirs of a Health Officer in Africa, 1945-1959 by Frank L. Lambrecht (1991)
"... of a storm lamp or with a screwdriver. I was indeed marooned. True, together with the old driver, we had found many things to tighten ..."

4. Mining: A Journal Devoted to the Interests of Mines and Mining Students (1896)
"The manager of this mine has been trying the use of an adaptation of a simple form of storm lamp with the object of being able to burn kerosine oil without ..."

5. Bulletin by United States Weather Bureau (1903)
"... after the storm. Lamp wicks crackle, candles burn dim, soot falls down, smoke descends, walls and pavements are damp, and disagreeable odors arise from ..."

6. Bulletin by United States Weather Bureau (1899)
"... after the storm. Lamp wicks crackle, candles burn dim, soot falls down, smoke descends, walls and pavements are damp, and disagreeable oil ors arise ..."

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