Meaning of warlight | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The light produced by acts of war, such as exploding bombs.
   uncountable
2. A gleam in the eyes that reflects a fighting spirit.
   uncountable

Examples

“Methinks I see their sabers as they flashed in battle's sun, I seem to see the warlight fall on bayonet and gun; Before the farm-house gate I stand and listen for their tread, Forgetting that the mighty camps are guarded by the dead;”

“The issues of life and death have by the lurid warlight been forced upon our attention.”

“We passed industrial buildings, their lights muted, faint as stars, as if we were in a time capsule of the war years when blackouts and curfews had been in effect, when there was just warlight and only blind barges were allowed to move along this stretch of river.”

“They saw the warlight gleaming in his eyes as he looked round the ting.”

“Cannot you prove your suspicions to be either false or true ? " asked the Head Master, making a mental note of the warlight in the boy's eyes.”

“I saw Hetty looking at me with the warlight in her eyes and felt virtuous because the dress I had was dark enough, heaven knew!”

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