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Meaning of arc lamp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An electric arc arranged so as to produce useful light.

Equivalents

Suomi kaarilamppu
Gaeilge arclampa
Bahasa Indonesia bohlam lampu busur per
日本語 アーク灯
Kurdî per pêr pêr
Nederlands booglamp
Svenska båglampa

Examples

“This led him to the station; and the square in front of it, vivid with arc-lamps, noisy with the yellow trams that seemed to cross it in all directions, made him laugh aloud with joy.”
“The vague and careless rain looked like threads of gossamer silver passing across the light of the arc-lamps.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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