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, a rain jacket?
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023
I used to give Tony Bennett the sun lamp, so he looked like he went to the beach.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2020
He has a treadmill, shower, microwave and sun lamp and spends most of his day at his computer.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 18, 2016
Drew needs to fake a Bermuda tan in order to convince his fiancée that he’s been away, so he grumblingly strips off his shirt, and Regi turns a sun lamp on him.
From The New Yorker ● May 2, 2016
My body, so long unexposed to the sun or the sun lamp, had paled to a cafe-au-lait color.
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.
