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

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

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