English Explanatory Dictionary

Geordie lamp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A miners' lamp or safety lamp used in coal mines to prevent explosions.

Word forms

Geordie lamp Geordie lamps

Etymology

Named for its inventor, George Stephenson.

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