Bengal light

British  

noun

1. a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal

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Example Sentences

Bengal light, a firework containing niter, sulphur, and antimony, and producing a sustained and vivid colored light, used in making signals and in pyrotechnics; Ð called also blue light.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

Some one in front of them ignited a Bengal light and threw it into the air; the flame flashed across Nancy's features, and fell upon the hat of a man near her.

From In the Year of Jubilee by Gissing, George

The cavern with a Bengal light was fairyland to him, and among the minerals he was quite at home.

From The Life of John Ruskin by Collingwood, W. G. (William Gershom)

The next moment a Bengal light illuminated the pier, and the lifeboat was silhouetted with strange effectiveness against the storm.

From The Card, a Story of Adventure in the Five Towns by Bennett, Arnold

In the window of the apothecary a great purple jar, with a spray of gas jets behind it, was flaring on the darkness like a Bengal light.

From The Stillwater Tragedy by Aldrich, Thomas Bailey