signal rocket

Example Sentences

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As the troops started out at night, for their assault, a signal rocket went up from Washington.

From Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive by Burnett, Alf

From the bridge a signal rocket soared, hissing.

From The False Faces Further Adventures from the History of the Lone Wolf by Vance, Louis Joseph

We'll shoot the end of the cable down by signal rocket, out in the lowlands, and stop the winch when we've made contact, long enough to attach the rest of the cargo to the cable.

From Atom Drive by Fontenay, Charles Louis

“Stand by there!” shouted ‘old Hankey Pankey’ to Adams, who had our return signal rocket all ready, slung on to a handspike for a stick.

From Young Tom Bowling The Boys of the British Navy by Greene, John B.

A signal rocket from one of the batteries, now and then.

From Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 by Moses, Montrose Jonas