hurricane lamp

noun

1. a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.

hurricane lamp

noun

1. a paraffin lamp, with a glass covering to prevent the flame from being blown out Also calledstorm lantern

Word History and Origins

Origin of hurricane lamp¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Then she grabbed a hurricane lamp and threw it with all her might, followed by another.

From The Daily Beast

The romance is closed, and he steals to his bunk with a hurricane lamp and finds a bundle of letters.

From Project Gutenberg

He lighted the hurricane lamp, took off his coat, turned up the bicycle, and set speedily to work.

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Then we took each a hurricane lamp, and went about the decks collecting flying fish for breakfast, finding a dozen of them.

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The old man came sideways down the bridge ladder with a hurricane lamp, and stood with us, striking a light for his cigar.

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Tableaux-vivants are lovely in their way, even in a cave lighted dimly by a hurricane-lamp, but sterner scenes are on the curtain.

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