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Meaning of lamp oil | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any clean-burning oil used as fuel in an oil lamp.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية مداد
Suomi lamppuöljy
한국어 등유
Nederlands lampolie

Examples

Near-synonym: (often synonymous) kerosene
“He was much pleased at the prospect of the oil he would get from him, turned the heavy creature from one side to the other, fondled him like a baby, and assured me he was a "stunning fat sea-cub," which should be welcomed at home for boot-grease and lamp-oil.”

CEFR level

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