Definition of Bengal light

1. Noun. A steady bright blue light; formerly used as a signal but now a firework.

Generic synonyms: Flare, Flash

Definition of Bengal light

1. Noun. A type of firework used in signalling, which produces a steady blue light. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bengal Light

Benedicta
Benedictine
Benedictine order
Benedictines
Benedictus
Benedikt's syndrome
Benelux
Benet
Benevento
Benford's law
Bengal
Bengal bean
Bengal fox
Bengal foxes
Bengal kino
Bengal light (current term)
Bengal lights
Bengal rose
Bengal tiger
Bengal tigers
Bengalee
Bengalees
Bengali
Bengalis
Benghal bean
Benghazi
Benghazi Handicap
Bengkulu
Benguela Current
Benin

Literary usage of Bengal light

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dwight's Journal of Music: A Paper of Art and Literature by John Sullivan Dwight (1871)
"... with every imaginable design and religious emblem ; and from time to time, at various points, Bengal light* and fireworks flashed out. the principle of ..."

2. The United Service Magazine by Arthur William Alsager Pollock (1856)
"To be Lieutenant^Colonels —Major Thos. David Colyear, Bengal light Cavalry ; Major Tringle Short- reed, Bengal Infantry ; Major Henry ..."

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