Very lights
Americanplural noun
Etymology
Origin of Very lights
1910–15; after E. W. Very (1847–1907), U.S. inventor
Example Sentences
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Very lights, anti-aircraft shells flashed brightly above them.
From Time Magazine Archive
Twenty-five minutes after the attack began, green Very lights arched over the crest.
From Time Magazine Archive
As he spoke, three green Very lights came from the cockpit of the plane.
From Astounding Stories, February, 1931 by Bates, Harry
Experiments were made with flags, with written messages carried back and dropped to the gunners, and finally with coloured Very lights.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Raleigh, Walter Alexander, Sir
No lights could be shown, they did not even dare use "Very lights," as our "star-lights" are known.
From The Emma Gees by McBride, Herbert Wes
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