- sidelight side·light n
- ['saɪdˌlaɪt]
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sidelight side·light n
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side|light — «SYD LYT», noun. 1. light coming from the side. 2. incidental information about a subject: »amusing sidelights in a biography. Such information may throw sidelight upon my story (Herman Melville). 3. either of two lights required to be carried by … Useful english dictionary
sidelight — c.1600, light coming from the side, from SIDE (Cf. side) + LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.). Meaning incidental information on a subject is attested from 1862 … Etymology dictionary
sidelight — side•light [[t]ˈsaɪdˌlaɪt[/t]] n. 1) an item of incidental information 2) naut. navig. a red light on the port side or a green on the starboard carried by a vessel under way at night 3) light coming from the side 4) a window at the side of a door … From formal English to slang
sidelight — side|light [ˈsaıdlaıt] n BrE one of the two small lights next to the main front lights on a car American Equivalent: parking light … Dictionary of contemporary English
sidelight — side|light [ saıd,laıt ] noun count 1. ) a less important issue connected with the main subject of something such as a report or discussion 2. ) BRITISH a PARKING LIGHT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sidelight — [sīd′līt΄] n. 1. a light coming from the side 2. a bit of incidental knowledge or information on a subject 3. a window or opening in or at the side of a wall, door, etc. 4. a lamp or light carried on the side of a ship or boat, a red one on the… … English World dictionary
sidelight — ► NOUN 1) Brit. a small supplementary light on either side of a motor vehicle s headlights. 2) (sidelights) a ship s navigation lights. 3) a narrow pane of glass alongside a door or larger window … English terms dictionary
light — Synonyms and related words: ASA scale, Anschauung, British candle, Hefner candle, Mickey Mouse, Paphian, Scheiner scale, Very flare, abuse, accented, account, acquaintance, active, aerial, aeriform, aery, agile, airish, airlike, airy, alabaster,… … Moby Thesaurus
sidelight — /suyd luyt /, n. 1. an item of incidental information. 2. either of two lights carried by a vessel under way at night, a red one on the port side and a green on the starboard. 3. light coming from the side. 4. a window or other aperture for light … Universalium
sidelight — /ˈsaɪdlaɪt/ (say suydluyt) noun 1. light coming from the side. 2. incidental information. 3. either of the two small lights at the front of a vehicle used at night for indicating the width of the vehicle to other road users, and for parking. 4.… …
sidelight — n. 1 a light from the side. 2 incidental information etc. 3 Brit. a light at the side of the front of a motor vehicle to warn of its presence. 4 Naut. the red port or green starboard light on a ship under way … Useful english dictionary
