safety lamp

safe·ty lamp

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seyf-tee lamp]
- /ˈseɪf ti læmp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [seyf-tee lamp]
- /ˈseɪf ti læmp/

Definitions of safety lamp words

noun safety lamp a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases. 1
noun safety lamp an oil-burning miner's lamp in which the flame is surrounded by a metal gauze to prevent it from igniting combustible gas 0
noun safety lamp a miner's lamp designed to avoid explosion, fire, etc. 0

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Origin of safety lamp

First appearance:

before 1810

One of the 40% newest English words

First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Safety lamp

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Safety lamp

safety lamp popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

safety lamp usage trend in Literature

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