Kept in their respective fire-buckets at quarters, in readiness for night action only. There is usually one attached to each gun; the bucket is fragile, but intended to screen the light, and furnished with a fire-lanyard.
·adj Qualified for war; fit for battle. II. Fighting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Fight>>. III. Fighting ·...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
(American). See fighting-lanterns. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
Those to which a ship is reduced when going into action; formerly implying the courses and top-sails...
Casks filled and placed on the decks, expressly for use in action. When the head was broken in, vine...