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Definition of gas lamp in English: gas lampnoun historical A lamp in which the combustion of gas is used as a source of light. the street was well lit by gas lamps Example sentencesExamples - Electric outages were common, so gas lamps were carried along for back-up.
- Although Fothergill could, in theory, have had electric lights in his offices, he opted for wall-mounted gas lamps.
- There was no running water or gas supply and the room was lit by old gas lamps.
- In Victorian times, the railway company allayed passengers' fear of darkness by installing gas lamps along the tunnel.
- Fifty years ago only a few flickering gas lamps lighted the most traveled thoroughfares.
- Reproduction gas lamps and tree-lined pavements are only a part of the Council's regeneration scheme.
- Instead of bright gas lamps, candles were set up everywhere to create a soft glow.
- In the flicker of the original gas lamps, you can glimpse the house at night from the narrow winding road leading down to it.
- I found a nice restaurant which was replete with old-fashioned gas lamps and Union Jack cushions.
- We had a gas lamp just outside our wonderful new house, built just before the war.
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