portable lamp
1lamp — lampless, adj. /lamp/, n. 1. any of various devices furnishing artificial light, as by electricity or gas. Cf. fluorescent lamp, incandescent lamp. 2. a container for an inflammable liquid, as oil, which is burned at a wick as a means of… …
2lamp — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. light, lantern, floor or table lamp; [light] bulb; headlamp. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. light, lantern, torch, light bulb; see light 3 . Types and forms of lamps include: wick, oil, gas, electric, sun,… …
3safety lamp — noun historical a miner s portable lamp with a flame protected by wire gauze to reduce the risk of explosion from ignited methane (firedamp) …
4test lamp — noun : a portable lamp in socket with free leads to connect to various points of a faulty circuit to locate a defect (as a blown fuse) …
5Kerosene lamp — The kerosene lamp (widely known in Britain as a paraffin lamp) is any type of lighting device which uses kerosene (paraffin) as a fuel. There are two main types of kerosene lamp which work in different ways, the wick lamp and the pressure lamp… …
6Jack lamp — Jack Jack (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?, Heb. Ya aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John. [1913 Webster] You… …
7floor lamp — noun a lamp that stands on the floor • Hypernyms: ↑lamp * * * noun : a tall usually portable shaded lamp that stands on the floor * * * a tall lamp designed to stand on the floor. [1890 95] * * * floor lamp noun (US) A standard lamp • • • Main… …
8High-intensity discharge lamp — A High intensity discharge (HID) lamp is a type of electrical lamp which produces light by means of an electric arc between tungsten electrodes housed inside a translucent or transparent fused quartz or fused alumina tube. This tube is filled… …
9Solar lamp — A solar lamp is a portable device composed of an incandescent lamp or LED, a solar panel and a small rechargeable battery.It generally includes Ni MH or Ni Cd AA batteries, 2V/40 solar panel and 12000mcd 15000mcd LED.It can be used as outdoor… …
10Fountain lamp — Fountain Foun tain (foun t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL. fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d {Fount}.] 1. A spring of water issuing from the earth. [1913 Webster] 2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the structure or works in… …
