Aldis lamp
Britishnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of Aldis lamp
C20: originally a trademark, after A. C. W. Aldis, its inventor
Example Sentences
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The flashes of light from the Liberator were assumed to be a Morse-code message flashed from an Aldis lamp.
From BBC
In an age of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, flashing lights might seem like going back to sending messages with an Aldis lamp.
From Economist
An Aldis lamp winked down toward the shadow bar.
From Project Gutenberg
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