acetylene lamp

Example Sentences

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Eventually, Congress came to realize that something must be done, and a temporary first lighthouse was built in 1912, an unmanned acetylene lamp.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2023

A large diamond mounted in a cruelly stretched lion's mouth glinted on Mr. Barker's left hand; a sister stone glowed like an acetylene lamp from his scarf.

From Just Around the Corner Romance en casserole by Hurst, Fannie

By flashlight, acetylene lamp, candle light, fire light and moonlight, we labored.

From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton

The dark one darted across the road and barred the other’s passage, while a warning acetylene lamp was waved in the air. 

From Danger! and Other Stories by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Thereupon the bicyclist, with new strength returning and devoutly blessing his acetylene lamp, pedaled his way back to civilization.

From Composition-Rhetoric by Brooks, Stratton D.