An early lighter in which zinc metal reacts with sulfuric acid to produce hydrogen gas. When a valve is opened, a jet of hydrogen is released and bursts into flame. The ignition is catalyzed by platinum metal.

plural of blackout lamp

A lamp provided with some arrangement for intensifying combustion by means of a blast.

plural of blast lamp

pilot light

plural of pilot lamp

plural of Döbereiner's lamp

plural of lamp shell

(lighting) A type of lamp, popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s, that moves droplets of water or oil along filaments to create the illusion of falling rain.

plural of rain lamp