arc light
Example Sentences
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The fluctuating arc light shines through a perforated, rotating disk upon a ground glass screen and the spectators on the other side of the screen can see their pictures.
From Time Magazine Archive
The cylinders were designed so that every passing air particle swirled within 3 in. of a germ-killing arc light.
From Time Magazine Archive
The whole scene had a peculiar hue as if illuminated by an arc light.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the current is switched on, an arc light springs from the filament, takes on a red glow from the neon gas, then a yellow glow from the evaporation of the filament.
From Time Magazine Archive
In a garbage can under an arc light I found a clean corrugated paper carton and packed my city clothes.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
