acetylene lamp
Example Sentences
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Eventually, Congress came to realize that something must be done, and a temporary first lighthouse was built in 1912, an unmanned acetylene lamp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
In this retreat, anti-tetanus injections are going on by the light of an acetylene lamp.
From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Wray, Fitzwater
And almost instantly the form of Harry, his acetylene lamp lighting up his bulbous, surprised countenance with its spraylike mustache, appeared at the mouth of the tunnel.
From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley
Mr. Anderson waited till the steps were just outside the room and then flung open the door, but the light from his acetylene lamp revealed a passage full of moonbeams—nothing else.
From Werwolves by O'Donnell, Elliott
By flashlight, acetylene lamp, candle light, fire light and moonlight, we labored.
From Hunting with the Bow and Arrow by Pope, Saxton
