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noun
A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.
(nautical) Red and green navigation lights indicating each side of a ship for collision avoidance; red on the port (left) and green on the starboard.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
A window found at one or both sides of a door.
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noun
A piece of incidental information that helps one understand a subject.
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noun
light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: running light
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Broader terms: light, light source
History
From side + light.
Across languages
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