electric light

noun

1. an incandescent lamp.

2. the light produced by such a lamp.

Example Sentences

He celebrated the wave of innovations that had enriched human existence—railroads, steamships, telegraphs, telephones, electric lights, anesthetics, antiseptics.

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The entire coastline was without power—no heat, no hot water, and no electric lights.

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Soon we’ll have electric lights in our house, in school, and even on the street!

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Evelyn’s frustration peaks in a moment of rage-filled desire, and the harshness of the scene is like electric light flooding a darkened room.

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During World War One it was a way to save energy resources such as coal, using fewer electric lights and less heating during the lighter evenings and being more productive.

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