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

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

A signal rocket tore aloft to tell the tale of desperate peril.

From A Wounded Name by King, Charles

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

Small had charge of the signal rocket, which the captain had, however, determined not to let off, unless they were first discovered by the pirates.

From The Pirate of the Mediterranean A Tale of the Sea by Tilney, F.C.