safety lamp

American  

noun

1. a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.

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safety lamp British  

noun

1. Also called: Davy lamp.  an oil-burning miner's lamp in which the flame is surrounded by a metal gauze to prevent it from igniting combustible gas

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Etymology

Origin of safety lamp

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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safety lamp

The same gallery will host works by Ryan Gander, who will create sculptures inspired by northern inventions, from Joseph Swan's incandescent light bulb to George Stephenson's Geordie safety lamp.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2018

Again it was a result of an opened safety lamp igniting the gas.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2017

For it was in Newcastle in 1815 that the miners' safety lamp was first demonstrated, an entirely practical device made not for stylish appearance, but to stop miners from getting blown up.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2012

I might walk straight into a pocket of gas, and, without any safety lamp to tell me of the danger, be poisoned then and there.

From The Boy With the U.S. Miners by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis

The alkalis and the principle of the safety lamp are concluded and fixed, the undulation is in progress, and somewhat uncertain as to how and where it may end.

From Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville by Somerville, Mary