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

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)

Then, without warning, a Bengal light was lit on board of the schooner.

From The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes Or, the secret of the island cave by Stratemeyer, Edward

Then the schooner increased her speed, the flare from the Bengal light died out, and soon the Peacock was lost to view in the darkness.

From The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes Or, the secret of the island cave by Stratemeyer, Edward

Taking then from his haversack a Bengal light, he ignited it and threw it into the dark void.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 by Various