magnesium light
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of magnesium light
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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As I passed south of the Island with its whole mass between myself and the photographer I saw the flashes of magnesium light, having all the appearance of lightning.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon
And lo and behold, when he turned the magnesium light upon it, the said abyss was just about eight feet deep.
From Madam How and Lady Why by Kingsley, Charles
He looked like a ball of magnesium light, white and scintillating, in the unclouded sky.
From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
The sun looked wicked as it blazed like a white magnesium light.
From A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
We sent for you," he said, "because we are looking for two men who lit the magnesium light which directed the Zeppelin last night to this locality.
From Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
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