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Aldis lamp
Al·dis lamp [ áwldiss làmp ] (plural Al·dis lamps)


noun 
Definition:
 
signaling device: a signaling device in the form of a portable lamp used to flash messages in Morse code
[Early 20th century. After A. C. W. Aldis (1878-1953), British inventor]
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