Holmes light
noun
ˈhōmz- also -ōlmz-
variants or Holmes signal
: a signaling device that consisting of a case containing impure calcium phosphide and a float and that when thrown into water generates hydrogen phosphides that take fire spontaneously
Word History
Etymology
probably from the name Holmes
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