approach light

noun

, Aeronautics.

1. one of a series of lights installed along the projected centerline of an airport runway to assist a pilot in aligning the aircraft during the approach to landing at night.

Word History and Origins

Origin of approach light¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

They form an approach light, elegant, and so lofty that you cannot touch with the hand the stairs above your head.

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An inter-system Empire is hard to maintain, even with ships that approach light speed.

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