oil lamp

noun

: a device that produces light by burning oil

Examples of oil lamp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The man was also carrying an oil lamp, a small iron ring and 10 bronze coins, personal objects that offer insight into his final moments as well as into daily life in Pompeii before the catastrophe. — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

The man was also carrying an oil lamp, a small iron ring and 10 bronze coins, personal objects that offer insight into his final moments as well as daily life in Pompeii before the catastrophe. — CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026

That night’s moon, nearly full, would be bright enough to light the path, but for safety and comfort the children would be given a hurricane lamp—not a real oil lamp, a naturalist added, but a battery-run one so that there was no fire hazard. — Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026

Aside from the fireplace, only the Sun, Moon or an oil lamp or candle provided light. — Bobbi Sutherland, Fortune, 25 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for oil lamp

• decamp
• encamp
• headlamp
• preamp
• revamp
• timestamp
• amp
• champ
• clamp
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• damp
• gamp