floor lamp

noun

: a tall lamp that stands on the floor

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The other is layering your lighting, which means relying on table and floor lamps instead of overhead lights, providing better control and ambiance in a space. Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025 In the scene, Kenia bumps her foot into a floor lamp, cracking her pedicure nail, and forcing a medic to rip the nail off and wrap the toe in gauze. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025 Instead, mix table lamps, floor lamps, and sconces to create warm pools of light. Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025 Why wait until Black Friday to add an arc floor lamp to your living room? Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for floor lamp

Word History

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of floor lamp was in 1892

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“Floor lamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floor%20lamp. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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