Lamp Oil (Noun)
Meaning
A flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- The antique lantern was fueled by a specialized lamp oil that provided a soft warm glow in the evenings.
- During the camping trip we made sure to bring a large container of lamp oil to power the heater.
- To keep the lights on in case of a power outage she purchased extra bottles of lamp oil for her oil-burning lamps.
- A worker checked the fuel gauge of the old oil-burning furnace to determine how much lamp oil needed to be added.
- Because lamp oil has toxic properties residents should carefully store the remaining amount of the hazardous material for future proper disposal.