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
The rays of the acetylene lamp lit up the way fairly well, and here and there they could see their former trail, although it was growing more indistinct every moment.
From First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle by Edward Stratemeyer
I had my acetylene lamp with me to furnish light for reading any questions that might be sent up.
From The Great War As I Saw It by Frederick George Scott
In this retreat, anti-tetanus injections are going on by the light of an acetylene lamp.
From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Fitzwater Wray
A moment later the acetylene lamp was turned back and the sharp rays fell full upon the Dora and those on the forward deck.
From The Rover Boys in Southern Waters or The Deserted Steam Yacht by Edward Stratemeyer
