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Meaning of gig-lamp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Either of the lamps on either side of a gig carriage; a headlamp.
    archaic, historical
  2. Spectacles.
    dated, in-plural, slang

Examples

“But once on the more secure purchase⟳ of the macadamised main road, their driver turned off his gig-lamps and let⟳ the passengers swell slowly into drowsy sleep⟳ as he set⟳ sail⟳ for distant Avignon.”

CEFR level

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

gig-mill giga-amp giga-annum giga-joule giga-ohm giga-volt

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