signal rocket
Example Sentences
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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
Here he seems to have found good use for a further portion of his very complete equipment; for, lighting a signal rocket, he presently brought a four-oared gig to his succour from Portsmouth Harbour.
From The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation by Bacon, John Mackenzie
But that only decided me the more to go on; and as the signal rocket was fired, the word was given, and on we went.
From Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I by Lever, Charles James
A signal rocket tore aloft to tell the tale of desperate peril.
From A Wounded Name by King, Charles
The discharge of a signal rocket, however, that curved its flight over the island, instantaneously quieted the uproar, and a death-like silence succeeded.
