arc-lamps

Indian fashion on straight moose meat, now heard the hoarse whistles calling his hundreds of laborers to work, and watched them toil under the white glare of the arc-lamps.

Chapter XIII 2010

As I dump my dead uncle's clothes in the Goodwill box the cold crawls over me and the orange tones of shopping-center arc-lamps alight brazen and fiery on my flesh.

Dumping my Dead Uncle's Clothes William Doreski 2011

He went through the swing doors and breathed the air of the piazza where under the arc-lamps workmen were washing away with hoses the dust and refuse of the day; the last of the trams, which all day long rattled round the fountains, had long since returned to its shed.

The Complete Stories Waugh, Evelyn 1998

He held out his hand and smiled under the arc-lamps.

The Complete Stories Waugh, Evelyn 1998

The three arc-lamps had come to rest athwart the sunken bomber, sharply illuminating the fuselage and the two wings.

Santorini MacLean, Alistair 1986

The water was warm and still and so very clear that they could see the lights of the suspended arc-lamps even before they dipped below the surface of the darkened Aegean.

Santorini MacLean, Alistair 1986

I didn't need my torch in there, the backwash of light from the big arc-lamps gave me all the illumination I wanted.

When Eight Bells Toll MacLean, Alistair, 1922-1987 1966

I turned slowly, but not too slowly, pulling the lapels of my coat together with both hands as if to ward off the wind and the thin cold rain that was beginning to sift across the deck, glittering palely through the beams of the arc-lamps then vanishing into the darkness again.

Fear is the Key MacLean, Alistair 1961

The sun had gone and they worked by the light of arc-lamps.

The Quiet American Greene, Graham, 1904-1991 1955

Ozanne's hotel had once flourished -- was brightly lighted by large arc-lamps, but never once did Rosanne come within range of these.

Blue Aloes Stories of South Africa Cynthia Stockley