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Noun: hurricane lamp
  1. An oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney
    "They lit hurricane lamps when the power went out during the storm";
    - hurricane lantern, tornado lantern, storm lantern, storm lamp

Derived forms: hurricane lamps

Type of: lamp

Encyclopedia: Hurricane lamp