Morse lamp

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a blinker lamp for signaling in Morse code.

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Which Word of the Day means “happening within or being the created world of a story”?

Few of us are as clever as my Inspector Morse-loving friend.
The Refuseniks Hiding From ‘Happy New Year’|Lizzie Crocker|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another Dem who has been just a heart-beat (or a lamp bash) away from being president.
Why 2016’s Hopefuls Are Hopeless|P. J. O’Rourke|November 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“When Tibor died we did a retrospective of MCo., and the lamp was the last thing you saw,” she says.
The Singular Artist of New Yorkistan|Lizzie Crocker|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That he ends up not lighting a lamp but tangled in the cobwebs is one of the truths of this valuable book.
Slaves In A Family's Past Haunt The Present|Michael Signer|August 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Struggling with the only battery-operated lamp, McDaniel glanced at Boyah.
Fighting Ebola With Nothing but Hope|Abby Haglage|August 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
Every light in the hall was ablaze; every lamp turned as high as it could be without smoking the chimney or threatening explosion.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
Now he blew out the lamp and stood over me in the half-light, holding out a hand.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
Martini appeared from his little anti-room, with a lamp in his hand, as the prison clock struck ten.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
She sat in a distant corner of the formal room discreetly lit by a shaded lamp.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke