A miner's portable safety lamp with the flame enclosed by wire gauze to reduce the risk of an explosion of gas.
戴维（安全）灯；矿坑安全灯
Example sentencesExamples
Thus was born the Davy lamp, in which the flame is surrounded by wire gauze to dissipate heat and prevent ignition of flammable gases.
Davy separated the flame from the gas, and his lamp later became widely used, and known as the Davy lamp.
The first Davy Lamp was tried at Hebburn Colliery, January lst, 1816. Strictly speaking, the 'Davy' is not a lamp but a scientific instrument for detecting the presence of firedamp.
The Davy lamp was fuelled by oil or naptha (lighter fluid), and the wick was contained in a metal gauze cylinder.
Definition of Davy lamp in US English:
Davy lamp
nounˈdāvē lampˈdeɪvi læmp
A miner's portable safety lamp with the flame enclosed by wire gauze to reduce the risk of an explosion of gas.
戴维（安全）灯；矿坑安全灯
Example sentencesExamples
The Davy lamp was fuelled by oil or naptha (lighter fluid), and the wick was contained in a metal gauze cylinder.
The first Davy Lamp was tried at Hebburn Colliery, January lst, 1816. Strictly speaking, the 'Davy' is not a lamp but a scientific instrument for detecting the presence of firedamp.
Thus was born the Davy lamp, in which the flame is surrounded by wire gauze to dissipate heat and prevent ignition of flammable gases.
Davy separated the flame from the gas, and his lamp later became widely used, and known as the Davy lamp.