Bengal light
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Bengal light
noun Bengal lights · Bengola light
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A bright blue flare prepared from niter, sulphur, and the black sulphide of antimony; formerly used in signalling, but now chiefly as fireworks.
I saw no more of it than this sort of luminous panel, sharply defined against a vague and shadowy background, like the panels which the glow of a Bengal light or a searchlight beam will cut out and illuminate in a building the other parts of which remain plunged in darkness
Similar: Bengal fire, bengola, blue light
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noun bright blue flare
| Deutsch | bengalisches Feuer |
|---|---|
| Română | foc bengal |
| Русский | бенга́льский ого́нь bengálʹskij ogónʹ |
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title = {Bengal light},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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