spirit lamp

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English

Noun

spirit lamp (plural spirit lamps)

A lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol, ethanol or denatured alcohol.
By way of armoury and utensils, I took a revolver, a little spirit-lamp and pan, a lantern and some halfpenny candles, a jack-knife and a large leather flask.

Translations

lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel

French: lampe à alcool (fr) f
Ingrian: pirttulamppu
Irish: lampa alcóil m
Russian: спирто́вка (ru) f (spirtóvka)

References

Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes

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