a miner's lamp.
| 单词 | θ213342 |
| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > lamp (14) pitman candle1658 a miner's lamp. fire lamp1769 an iron basket of burning coals used to create a current of air or provide illumination in a mine; = fire pan, n. 1b. steel mill1772 A device for producing a stream of sparks by the rapid revolution of a steel disc in contact with a flint; used for light in coal-mines before the… safe lamp1815 (a) Mining = safety lamp n. at safety, n. compounds 3 (now historical); (b) Photography (chiefly in form safelamp) = safe light n. (b). safe lantern1815 = safety lamp n. at safety, n. compounds 3. safety lamp1815 a miner's portable lamp with a flame protected, typically by wire gauze, to reduce the risk of explosion from ignited methane (firedamp); also called… safety lantern1815 = safety lamp n. safe light1816 †(a) Mining = safety lamp n. at safety, n. compounds 3 (obsolete); (b) Photography (chiefly in form safelight) a dim, coloured light used in a… Davy1817 The miner's safety-lamp invented by Sir Humphry Davy, in which the flame is surrounded with wire-gauze, so as to prevent its communication to… lamp1839 = safety lamp n. Geordie1844 Mining. More fully Geordie lamp. A miner's safety lamp invented by George Stephenson in 1815, which featured a glass cover around the flame. Cf. Davy… pit lamp1860 A miner's lamp. Also (Canadian Hunting): a portable light used for pit-lamping. flame-lamp1888 Subcategories:— part of (1) |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。