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S: (n) sodium-vapor lamp, sodium-vapour lamp (lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting)

S: (n) source of illumination (any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation)

S: (n) Aladdin's lamp ((Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie)
S: (n) candle, taper, wax light (stick of wax with a wick in the middle)

S: (n) chandlery (candles and other commodities sold by a chandler)
S: (n) dip (a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow)
S: (n) rushlight, rush candle (a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick)
S: (n) vigil light, vigil candle (a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church)

S: (n) discharge lamp (a lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas)
S: (n) electric lamp (a lamp powered by electricity)

S: (n) arc lamp, arc light (a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes)

S: (n) klieg light (carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films)

S: (n) electric-discharge lamp, gas-discharge lamp (an electric lamp in which the light comes from an electric discharge between two electrodes in a glass tube)
S: (n) flashlight, torch (a small portable battery-powered electric lamp)

S: (n) light bulb, lightbulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light, electric-light bulb (electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity)
S: (n) slit lamp ((ophthalmology) a lamp that emits a narrow but intense beam of light that enables an ophthalmologist, using a microscope, to view the retina and optic nerve)

S: (n) flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash bulb (a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph)
S: (n) fluorescent lamp (lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material)
S: (n) gas lamp (a lamp that burns illuminating gas)
S: (n) hurricane lamp, hurricane lantern, tornado lantern, storm lantern, storm lamp (an oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney)
S: (n) lantern (light in a transparent protective case)

S: (n) Chinese lantern (a collapsible paper lantern in bright colors; used for decorative purposes)
S: (n) dark lantern, bull's-eye (a lantern with a single opening and a sliding panel that can be closed to conceal the light)
S: (n) jack-o'-lantern (lantern carved from a pumpkin)

S: (n) limelight, calcium light (a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting)
S: (n) neon lamp, neon induction lamp, neon tube (a lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube)
S: (n) oil lamp, kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp (a lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light)

S: (n) safety lamp, Davy lamp (an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane))

S: (n) sodium-vapor lamp, sodium-vapour lamp (lamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting)
S: (n) spirit lamp (a lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol)
S: (n) spotlight, spot (a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer)
S: (n) streetlight, street lamp (a lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street)
S: (n) taillight, tail lamp, rear light, rear lamp (lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle)

S: (n) light, light source (any device serving as a source of illumination) "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"

S: (n) anchor light, riding light, riding lamp (a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor)
S: (n) blinker, flasher (a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages)
S: (n) fairy light (a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas))
S: (n) flood, floodlight, flood lamp, photoflood (light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography)
S: (n) headlight, headlamp (a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive)

S: (n) houselights (lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium)
S: (n) jacklight (a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night)
S: (n) navigation light (light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip)
S: (n) night-light (light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids))
S: (n) panel light (a light to illuminate an instrument panel)
S: (n) room light (light that provides general illumination for a room)
S: (n) sconce (a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce)
S: (n) searchlight (a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction)
S: (n) sidelight, running light (light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow)
S: (n) strip lighting (light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination)
S: (n) theater light (any of various lights used in a theater)

S: (n) footlights (theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors)

S: (n) torch (a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance)

S: (n) ultraviolet lamp, ultraviolet source (any source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation)

S: (n) mercury-vapor lamp (ultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor)

S: (n) quartz lamp (a mercury-vapor lamp that is enclosed in a quartz container instead of a glass container)
S: (n) sunlamp, sun lamp, sunray lamp, sun-ray lamp (a mercury-vapor lamp used in medical or cosmetic treatments)