Bengal light
Britishnoun
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As I emerged on deck a Bengal light flared red and dazzling on the bridge, and I saw some sailors trying to lower a boat from its davits.
From The Ghost A Modern Fantasy by Bennett, Arnold
The foot of the infuriate beast was raised to crush his skull, when another man flashed a Bengal light in his face, with the flame almost in his eyes, and the giant bellowed and fled.
From Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East by Optic, Oliver
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
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)
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
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