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

Accordingly we fished out our pipes and relighted the acetylene lamp, which hung from the middle hoop.

From The Mystery of the Green Ray by Le Queux, William

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 Penrose, Margaret

Louise studied the confident, freckled face before her, the sparkling bicycle with its glossy saddle and acetylene lamp, the heavily padded baseball glove on the nickeled handle bars, and then their owner again.

From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Seely, Herman Gastrell

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