Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gig-lamp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.71 in modern English

Syllables: gig-lamp
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of the lamps on either side of a gig carriage; a headlamp.

Archaic

noun

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"But once on the more secure purchase of the macadamised main road, their driver turned off his gig-lamps and let the passengers swell slowly into drowsy sleep as he set sail for distant Avignon."

Etymology

From gig + lamp.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gig-lamps (plural)

Questions

What does gig-lamp mean?: Either of the lamps on either side of a gig carriage; a headlamp.
Where does gig-lamp come from?: From gig + lamp.

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