signal rocket
Example Sentences
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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)
A signal rocket from one of the batteries, now and then.
From Shenandoah Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 by Moses, Montrose Jonas
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.
At the signal rocket the enemy swept forward toward the canal, with companies of British sappers bearing scaling ladders and fascines of sugar cane.
From The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 by Paine, Ralph Delahaye
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.
