battle lantern
noun
a portable, battery-operated light for emergency use aboard a warship.
Origin of battle lantern
1First recorded in 1820–30
Words Nearby battle lantern
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How to use battle lantern in a sentence
Ludlow regarded him a moment, and then lifting a lighted battle-lantern to his face, he saw that he slept.
The Water-Witch or, The Skimmer of the Seas | James Fenimore CooperBelow deck all is dark save perchance a thin, knife-like ray emanating from a battle-lantern.
Our Navy in the War | Lawrence PerryFar above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
Charles Sumner; his complete works; Volume 2 (of 20) | Charles SumnerThe Fireman is to take down the fire-bucket, and place it and the battle-lantern in their appointed places.
Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy. | Bureau of Ordnance, USN
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