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Definition of safety lamp noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

safety lamp

noun

/ˈseɪfti læmp/

/ˈseɪfti læmp/

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a special lamp used in the past by miners with a flame that is protected so that it does not cause underground gases to explode

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