magnesium light
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of magnesium light
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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It was simply a magnesium light, which had been fired by the mechanism within the box and carried up to the kite.
From Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram
It was taken instantaneously by a flash of magnesium light.
From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille
The white sun blazed like a magnesium light on blue water, black lava, and fiery soil, roasting, blinding, scintillating, and flushed the red rocks of Maui into glory.
From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
Suddenly—the time is approximately 8:14—the whole valley is filled by a garish light which resembles the magnesium light used in photography, and I am conscious of a wave of heat.
From The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Manhattan District
Recently the story has been told of a burglar who accidently discharged a magnesium light connected with a kodak on the shelf.
From A Man's Value to Society Studies in Self Culture and Character by Hillis, Newell Dwight
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