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

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

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

From BBC

It is a working life that has changed remarkably little in a century—no more than have the polished-steel safety lamps the miners carry to check for gas.

From Economist

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

A few months after his return, through Germany, to London in 1815, he was induced to take up the question of constructing a miner’s safety lamp.

From Project Gutenberg