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kerosene, kerosine [ˈkerəsiːn] N

kerosene

煤油 méiyóu

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The lights were kerosene lanterns attached to a staff. en.wikipedia.org

The flame ran on kerosene at first, and was updated with a gas mantle light in 1908. en.wikipedia.org

Kerosene started replacing lard oil in the early 1870s - with full conversion to kerosene by the late 1880s. en.wikipedia.org

Kerosene lighting was much more efficient and less expensive than vegetable oils, tallow and whale oil. en.wikipedia.org

During his youth unable to afford the book he had copied out the entire text word by word under a kerosene lamp. en.wikipedia.org

The trees were planted along the main streets and 120 kerosene streetlamps were installed on the city streets. en.wikipedia.org

These were, in turn, replaced by the kerosene lamp in about 1850. en.wikipedia.org

The industry grew through the 1800s, driven by the demand for kerosene and oil lamps. en.wikipedia.org

Some of the parts showed burn marks and smelled of kerosene. en.wikipedia.org

The light originally carried a kerosene lamp and it was updated with electric power in 1961. en.wikipedia.org

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