bug light
noun
a yellow light bulb, used mainly outdoors, that does not attract insects.
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How to use bug light in a sentence
And yonder is Spit or bug light; it is only thirty-five feet high, and stands upon iron pillars fixed in the rock.
Elsie Yachting with the Raymonds | Martha FinleyAt half-past nine in the forenoon the cutter swept past bug light and into the inner harbor.
The Skipper and the Skipped | Holman DayInstead, he went out to the Bay and stood looking across the water toward the bug-light.
In Her Own Right | John Reed ScottBoston Harbor, as far out as the bug light, even to-day, is said to be carpeted with tea-grounds.
Comic History of the United States | Bill NyeI am sure I shall never forget how many steps there are leading to the bug light.
Flint | Maud Wilder Goodwin
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