Definition of gas lamp in English:

gas lamp

noun

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.

单词	gas lamp
释义	Definition of gas lamp in English: gas lamp noun 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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