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battle lantern

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noun

a portable, battery-operated light for emergency use aboard a warship.

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Origin of battle lantern

First recorded in 1820–30

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Examples from the Web for battle lantern

The 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
Far 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 Sumner
Below deck all is dark save perchance a thin, knife-like ray emanating from a battle-lantern.
Our Navy in the War|Lawrence Perry