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Bengal light

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Bengal light
n.
1. A colored flare or light.
2. A blue light, formerly used for signaling.
Bengal light
n
(Mathematics & Measurements / Navigation) a firework or flare that burns with a steady bright blue light, formerly used as a signal
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Noun1.Bengal light - a steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework
flare, flash - a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
Translations
Bengal light, Bengal match
n → bengalisches Feuer or Hölzchen
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"Well, I said Pylotechnic," answered the Rocket, in a severe tone of voice, and the Bengal Light felt so crushed that he began at once to bully the little squibs, in order to show that he was still a person of some importance.
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"The skipper has his wife on board," remarked another; and the light of the crimson sunset all ablaze behind the London smoke, throwing a glow of Bengal light upon the barque's spars, faded away from the Hope Reach.
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