| 单词 | gas lamp |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgas lamp gas lamp n. now chiefly historical a lamp in which the combustion of gas is used as a source of light; esp. one used as a street light. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > [noun] > gaslight or lamp gaslight1808 gas lamp1814 gas1817 pronghorn1922 1814 European Mag. & London Rev. Nov. 418/1 An experiment made on the street gas-lights and the street oil lamps, proves that one gas-lamp gives an intensity of light equal to thirty oil-lamps. 1902 Motor Cycling & Motoring 8 Oct. 134/1 Gas lamps are regarded as lacking the simplicity of oil lamps, and so motor cyclists prefer to use the latter. 2002 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) July 110/1 As recently as the 1980s..the park's tall gas lamps were tended to each evening by a ‘glimmer man’. < as lemmas |
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