| 单词 | geordie lamp |
| 释义 | > as lemmasGeordie lamp a. 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 n.1 ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > mining equipment > [noun] > lamp pitman candle1658 fire lamp1769 steel mill1772 safe lamp1815 safe lantern1815 safety lamp1815 safety lantern1815 safe light1816 Davy1817 lamp1839 Geordie1844 pit lamp1860 flame-lamp1888 1844 Standard 1 Oct. Another lamp called the ‘Geordy Lamp’, with a glass, has come under my notice, but I do not think it so safe as the Davy. 1872 A. Forbes Soldiering & Scribbling 125 I'm writing this by the light of a ‘Geordie’, down in the depths of a coal-mine, and I daren't risk myself into the daylight. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 998/1 In Stephenson's safety-lamp, generally known as the ‘Geordie’ from its inventor George Stephenson, the light is covered by a glass chimney, surrounded by an outer casing and top of wire gauze. 1991 Times (Nexis) 12 Sept. He [sc. George Stephenson] sometimes needed an interpreter when he spoke away from Tyneside, especially when talking about his Geordie lamp. < as lemmas |
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