acetylene lamp
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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
The dark one darted across the road and barred the other’s passage, while a warning acetylene lamp was waved in the air.
From Danger! and Other Stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Cora reached into a chest, and clutching an acetylene lamp that was already lighted, turned its blinding glare right into Higby’s eyes.
From The Motor Girls in the Mountains or, The Gypsy Girl's Secret by Margaret Penrose
Courtenay pulled aside the flap, poked his head in and found himself blinking in the bright glare of an acetylene lamp suspended in the middle of a Mechanical Transport traveling workshop.
From Action Front by Boyd Cable
Nelson's bench is situated very conveniently under the largest of the hut windows, and had also an acetylene lamp, so that both in summer and winter he has all conveniences for his indoor work.
From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Robert Falcon Scott
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