sun lamp
Britishnoun
-
a lamp that generates ultraviolet rays, used for obtaining an artificial suntan, for muscular therapy, etc
-
a lamp used in film studios, etc, to give an intense beam of light by means of parabolic mirrors
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Some hiking boots, a sun lamp, a reusable travel mug?
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
I used to give Tony Bennett the sun lamp, so he looked like he went to the beach.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2020
It had a bed, sun lamp, computer, kitchenette, shower and treadmill.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2019
He has a treadmill, shower, microwave and sun lamp and spends most of his day at his computer.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2016
For the past four days, I had spent my time at the doctor’s or closed up in my room with cotton pads over my eyes and the sun lamp turned on me.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
