What does gas lamp mean?

gas lamp means "a lamp that burns illuminating gas".

Is gas lamp a common word?

gas lamp is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

gas lamp — meaning, pronunciation and definition

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1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a lamp that burns illuminating gas
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What does gas lamp mean?: gas lamp means "a lamp that burns illuminating gas".
Is gas lamp a common word?: gas lamp is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for gas lamp come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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