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| sidelight |
either of the two lights displayed by a ship sailing at night, a red one to port or a green one to starboard. [1/3 definitions] |
| stoplight |
a light on the back of a vehicle that lights up when the driver presses the brake pedal; brake light. [1/2 definitions] |
| taps |
(used with a sing. verb) the signal played on a trumpet or drum in the U.S. military forces to order the lights to be extinguished, or at the end of a funeral or memorial service. |
| track lighting |
a means of illuminating a room or the like with adjustable lights that are arranged along a narrow electrified track on a wall or ceiling. |
| turn signal |
any of the lights on a motor vehicle that flash to indicate that the vehicle is about to turn and to show the direction in which it will turn. Turn signals are located on both the front and rear of the vehicle and are activated by the driver. |
| twinight |
of a baseball doubleheader, beginning in the late afternoon so that the second game begins in the evening under lights. |
| wink out |
to stop shining, as a twinkling light or lights. |
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