Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Milit., a pyrotechnic preparation, composed of saltpeter, sulphur, resin, and linseed-oil, used by soldiers to afford light for their own operations.
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Examples
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A sputtering light-ball of the size of a food pellet, it cast a circle of such intense brilliance on the metal ceiling that the sunglow illumination was dim by comparison.
"Power" by Harl Vincent, part 4 Johnny Pez 2010
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He called for a new light-ball to his hookah, and considered the case.
Kim 2003
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She wiped her eyes with the back of her hand, and blinked in the yellow glow from the light-ball hovering over Keoke's head.
The Elvenbane Lackey, Mercedes 1991
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So instead of returning to her room, she turned down the corridor into the unused sections, created a light-ball to follow her, and headed for the last place she had been in her explorations.
The Elvenbane Lackey, Mercedes 1991
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You yourself have perhaps seen the light-ball, or certainly heard much and read in newspapers about it.
Secret Enemies of True Republicanism Andrew B. Smolnikar
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He called for a new light-ball to his hookah, and considered the case.
Kim Rudyard Kipling 1900
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After failing to find any explanation for the latest report - described by police as a yellow light-ball - officers told the caller it must have been a natural phenomenon.
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ry commented on the word light-ball
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March 5, 2014