port-fire

A port-fire also fell into the main-royal of the ALEXANDER; the fire which it occasioned was speedily extinguished.

The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 1993

This provision was due to the fact that Captain Pendleton was familiar with the "port-fire," in vogue when he attended West Point.

The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Edward A. Moore

He bayoneted the gunner in the act of applying the port-fire, and was himself severely wounded.

Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Frederick Sleigh Roberts

The "port-fire," adjusted in a brass tube on the end of a wooden stick, was lighted, and the stick stuck in the ground by the gun, to give a light in case the friction-primer failed.

The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Edward A. Moore

The _parachute port-fire_ consists of a cardboard tube of from quarter to half an inch in diameter, and from four to five inches in length, closed at one extremity and filled with star paste.

Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 Various

"Why, Mart'n -- why, pal, here's j'y, scorch me wi 'a port-fire else!" quoth he, then, hearing a hail from the beach, rolled away to look to his many duties.

Martin Conisby's Vengeance Jeffery Farnol 1915

The trainer took the port-fire, which it had never dropped from its beak, and gave an order to sponge the gun, which was immediately executed, the bird appearing to be quite delighted at its success.

The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories William Patten 1902

The trainer poured a pinch of priming powder upon the touch-hole, and lighted a small port-fire; this he gave to the parrot, which received it in its beak at a right angle, and then stood by its gun, waiting for the word.

The Junior Classics — Volume 8 Animal and Nature Stories William Patten 1902

One day, while talking with Somers, Preble burned a port-fire, or slow-match, and, noting its time, asked Somers if he thought the boats could get out of reach of the shells in the few minutes it was burning.

The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 (of 2) Willis J. Abbot 1898

Sergeant Carmichael then advanced, took up the port-fire, and succeeded in firing the fuse, but immediately fell, mortally wounded.

Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Thomas Stevens 1894