Davy lamp

See also: davy lamp

English

Etymology

after Sir Humphry Davy

Noun

Davy lamp (plural Davy lamps)

1. A miners' lamp or safety lamp used in coal mines to warn against methane (firedamp).

Translations

safety lamp used in coal mines

• Hungarian: Davy-lámpa (hu)
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• Russian: ла́мпа Дэ́ви f (lámpa Dɛ́vi)