gas lamp

collocation in English

meaningsofgasandlamp

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gas
noun
uk
/ɡæs/us
/ɡæs/
a substance in a form like air that is neither solid ...
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lamp
noun[C]
uk
/læmp/us
/læmp/
a device for giving light, especially one that has a covering or is contained ...
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(Definition ofgasandlampfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofgas lamp

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I propose to have the oldgaslampstandards replaced in the autumn by new electric ones.
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The oldgaslampstandards are being retained.
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You get out on to a narrow platform with a miserable, splutteringgaslamp.
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In 1851, he created agaslampthat was suitable for use in railroad cars.
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The bottom singlegaslamprevealed little of the 170ft long galleries being driven horizontally east and west.
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The cycle hit agaslampcausing fire to spread throughout the grandstand.
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The rock-chip is then washed, and placed on a copper or iron plate which is heated by a spirit orgaslamp.
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A skylight illuminated the windowless room with a similargaslampas the vestibule, providing nighttime lighting.
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Many gas utility companies will still quote a fixed periodic rate for a customer-maintainedgaslamp, and some homeowners still use such devices.
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As thegaslampmarket dimmed, the company expanded into bicycles, and sold cameras by other makers as accessories.
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The original light source was a carbide lamp (acetylenegaslamp).
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The light source was an acetylenegaslamp.
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There was a carbidegaslamp, waiting to be lit up once it was dark.
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At the turn of the 19th century, the stump was illuminated by agaslampthat stood to the south.
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His quest for knowledge was so intense that he used to study under a street light as it was not possible for him to afford agaslampat home.
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Some early accounts blamed agaslamp, as people tried to make sense of the shocking tragedy amid old and new technology, but the church was not equipped with gas.
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Meanwhile, the town's new gas lamps had ceased to operate by midyear.
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The history of public lighting-discussions of the oils, candles, and gas lamps used prior to the establishment of electricity-is especially important.
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