What does safety lamp mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. safety lamp, Davy lamp(noun)

    an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)


  1. safety lamp(Noun)

    A miner's lamp designed to avoid explosion by enclosing the flame in fine wire gauze.


  1. Safety lamp

    A safety lamp is any of several types of lamp that provides illumination in coal mines and is designed to operate in air that may contain coal dust or gases both of which are potentially flammable or explosive. Before the invention of the electric light around 1900, miners used flame lamps to provide illumination. Open flame lamps could ignite flammable gases which collected in mines, causing explosions and so safety lamps were developed to enclose the flame and prevent it from igniting the surrounding atmosphere. Flame safety lamps have been replaced in mining with sealed explosion-proof electric lights.

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  1. Safety Lamp



  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of safety lamp in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of safety lamp in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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