Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
davy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- See Safety lamp, under
lamp .
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- noun A miners’ lamp or
safety lamp used in coal mines to warn againstmethane (firedamp ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)
Etymologies
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after Sir Humphry Davy
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