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hurricane lamp
noun
- a candlestick or oil lantern protected against drafts or winds by a glass chimney.
hurricane lamp
noun
- a paraffin lamp, with a glass covering to prevent the flame from being blown out Also calledstorm lantern
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hurricane lamp1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Six years later, she progressed to a little shack lit by hurricane lamps, before the Lims opened an eatery called Palm Beach Seafood in 1963.
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Before the auction, Jones had made a list of the items he wanted: The hurricane lamps.
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I took the small hurricane lamp off my bed table, went to the kitchen, and lit it with a match.
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Somebody lit a hurricane lamp and Richard wondered if the Nigerian bomber hovering above could see it, wondered how many Nigerian bombers were hovering above.
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Overscale hurricane lamps, chunky straw place mats, wooden cake stands and Easter egg-pastel curtains are of part of the new look.
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