reading lamp

noun
UK /ˈriː.dɪŋ ˌlæmp/
US /ˈriː.dɪŋ ˌlæmp/

A reading lamp is a small light you use to see your book in the dark.

She turned on her reading lamp and opened her favorite story.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A lamp with a flexible arm that can be bent to shine light where you need it.

He bent the reading lamp toward his comic book.

3. A small lamp that clips onto a book or bed so you can read at night.

The clip-on reading lamp let her read without waking her sister.

4. A lamp placed on a bedside table for reading before sleep.

Grandpa switched off his reading lamp and went to sleep.