gaslight
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈɡæs.laɪt/ us/ˈɡæs.laɪt/
煤气灯；煤气灯光
a light that uses gas as fuel, or the light that is produced by this
He looked over the street, where the gaslights were being lighted.
In my childhood, all my winter reading was done by gaslight.
- More examples
- She paused beneath the gaslight to catch her breath.
- How did they live with just three taps and no gaslight and just a toilet in the yard?
- Here the play of shadow and gaslight is tweaked by touches of white chalk.