deck light

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. a skylight for a 'tween deck, built flush with the upper deck.

2. any light for illuminating the deck of a ship.

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Etymology

Origin of deck light

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

My neighbor leaves his back deck light on all night long and it shines right in my bedroom.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2022

He could now see the deck light, an electric bulb on the side of the captain's cabin, and it showed him the top of the taffrail some little distance above the level of his eyes.

From The Pit Prop Syndicate by Crofts, Freeman Wills

This glow came from the breaking dawn which made rosy the deck light and cabin companion.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

Bulla went down towards his cabin door and Beamish, snapping off the deck light, returned to his.

From The Pit Prop Syndicate by Crofts, Freeman Wills

The rifle lay across the table, and her knitted tam-o'-shanter was hanging from one corner of the piano; the deck light had been thrown open, and the companionway was unbarred.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry