daylight lamp

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noun

physics a lamp whose light has a range of wavelengths similar to that of natural sunlight

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Words nearby daylight lamp

day laborer, day labourer, day letter, Day-Lewis, daylight, daylight lamp, daylight robbery, daylights, daylight saving, daylight-saving time, daylily

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How to use daylight lamp in a sentence

Not 90 seconds later, Brown lay shot to death in broad daylight in the middle of a Missouri street.
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Another Dem who has been just a heart-beat (or a lamp bash) away from being president.
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“It was a magical feeling, leaving daylight to sneak into a theater,” he says wistfully.
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“When Tibor died we did a retrospective of MCo., and the lamp was the last thing you saw,” she says.
The Singular Artist of New Yorkistan|Lizzie Crocker|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Two gunmen pulled off a daylight heist in the Diamond District and evaded every single cop.
How to Get Away With Stealing $2 Million in Jewelry in the Heart of New York|John Surico|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
When I had finished, the other guests had all gone out, but daylight was coming in, and I began to feel more at home.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Every light in the hall was ablaze; every lamp turned as high as it could be without smoking the chimney or threatening explosion.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
We were about nine hours of fair daylight traversing 160 miles of level or descending grade, with a light passenger train.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Now he blew out the lamp and stood over me in the half-light, holding out a hand.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd