deck light
Americannoun
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a skylight for a 'tween deck, built flush with the upper deck.
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any light for illuminating the deck of a ship.
Etymology
Origin of deck light
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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My neighbor leaves his back deck light on all night long and it shines right in my bedroom.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2022
Some sailors staring through a deck light took him for a "sky pilot" reading the burial service for their fellow, but thought him over-long about it.
From London Days A Book of Reminiscences by Warren, Arthur
Neither could he forget the curious gleam in the stranger’s eyes when a ray from a deck light fell across his shadowy face—unusually small eyes set a little too close together to inspire confidence.
From The Dark Star by Stevens, William Dodge
The two in the cabin stared up at the shadows on the deck light, and these shadows moved away as the girl rose from the piano stool and came across the deck.
From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry
This glow came from the breaking dawn which made rosy the deck light and cabin companion.
From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry
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