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单词 battle lantern
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battle lantern


noun

a portable, battery-operated light for emergency use aboard a warship.

Origin of battle lantern

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby battle lantern

battlefield, battlefront, battle group, “Battle Hymn of the Republic”, battle jacket, battle lantern, battle line, battlement, Battle of Britain, Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of the Bulge
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Example sentences from the Web for battle lantern

  • The Fireman is to take down the fire-bucket, and place it and the battle-lantern in their appointed places.

    Ordnance Instructions for the United States Navy.|Bureau of Ordnance, USN
  • Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.

    Charles Sumner; his complete works; Volume 2 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
  • Below deck all is dark save perchance a thin, knife-like ray emanating from a battle-lantern.

    Our Navy in the War|Lawrence Perry
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