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battle lantern
noun
- a portable, battery-operated light for emergency use aboard a warship.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of battle lantern1
First recorded in 1820–30
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Example Sentences
Ludlow regarded him a moment, and then lifting a lighted battle-lantern to his face, he saw that he slept.
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Below deck all is dark save perchance a thin, knife-like ray emanating from a battle-lantern.
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Far above any flickering light or battle-lantern of party is the everlasting sun of Truth, in whose beams are the duties of men.
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The Fireman is to take down the fire-bucket, and place it and the battle-lantern in their appointed places.
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