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Meaning of oil lamp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A simple vessel used to produce light continuously for a period of time from a liquid fuel source, especially lamp oil.

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Examples

“Meronym: lampwick”
“The West Clare Railway is, I suppose, one of the most primitive in the whole C.I.E. system, for its coaches date entirely from 1887 to 1890, and are still lit with oil lamps.”

CEFR level

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

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