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n. A kind of pressurized paraffin lamp that uses a mantle.
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Petromax is a brand name for a type of pressurised paraffin lamp ( US:kerosene lamp) that uses a mantle. They are as synonymous with the paraffin lamp on the Continent as Tilley lamps are in Britain and Coleman lamps are in the United States.
Usage examples of "petromax".
The Old Man had lit the Petromax lamp and sat them on the kitchen chairs about the scrubbed deal table.
The harsh glare of the Petromax was captured within the crystal, captured, repeated, magnified and thrown back at them in fire and blue lightning.
Gareth traced the great horn of Africa in the light of the Petromax lamp and then ran his finger inland.
She saw that Sara was still assisting at the plain wooden table, inadequately screened by a tattered curtain of canvas, and lit by a pair of Petromax lamps.