Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oil lamp

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English

Syllables: oil lamp
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

oil lamps (plural)

Synonyms

kerosene lamp kerosine lamp

Questions

What does oil lamp mean?: 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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