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SAFETY-LAMP

\sˈe͡ɪftilˈamp], \sˈe‍ɪftilˈamp], \s_ˈeɪ_f_t_i_l_ˈa_m_p]\

Definitions of SAFETY-LAMP

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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See Davy lamp; Geordy lamp.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

n. A lamp surrounded with a cylinder of wire -gauze to give light in mines, without the danger of setting fire to inflammable gases.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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