Davy lamp

noun

a safety lamp formerly used by miners.

Origin of Davy lamp

First recorded in 1810–20; named after Sir H. Davy

Example sentences from the Web for davy lamp

  • A few words on the Davy-lamp, which came into use about sixty years ago, may not be out of place here.

    Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects |John Sutherland Sinclair, Earl of Caithness

  • He pointed to his Davy-lamp, inside of which the light kept burning blue, and there was a series of little sputtering explosions.

    Son Philip |George Manville Fenn

British Dictionary definitions for davy lamp

Davy lamp

noun

See safety lamp

Word Origin for Davy lamp

C19: named after Sir Humphry Davy, who invented it