- sidelight
- noun Date: 1610 1. a. light coming or produced from the side b. incidental light or information 2. the red light on the port bow or the green light on the starboard bow carried by ships under way at night
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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 — noun a) A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle. If it starts getting misty, put your sidelights on. b) A window found at one or both sides of a door … Wiktionary
sidelight — Synonyms and related words: account, acquaintance, announcement, blue book, briefing, bulletin, communication, communique, data, datum, directory, dispatch, emanation, enlightenment, evidence, facts, factual information, familiarization, gen,… … Moby Thesaurus
sidelight — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Window] Syn. opening, skylight, casement; see window 1 . 2. [Incidental information] Syn. related information, peripheral information, gossip … English dictionary for students
