signal rocket
Example Sentences
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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.
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 from one of the batteries, now and then.
From Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 by Moses, Montrose Jonas
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
Presently, while the two waited, a signal rocket came blazing out of the east, swept a wide curve in the sky, and dropped out of sight.
From Boy Scouts in Mexico; or on Guard with Uncle Sam by Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey)
