signal rocket
Example Sentences
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A signal rocket from one of the batteries, now and then.
From Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 by Moses, Montrose Jonas
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
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
A signal rocket tore aloft to tell the tale of desperate peril.
From A Wounded Name by King, Charles
In a moment a warning red signal rocket shot into the sky and burst, warning all local aircraft.
From The Black Tide by Stangland, Arthur G.
