first light
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of first light
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Investor documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal said the goal is for the plane to be the first light jet to focus on artificial-intelligence flight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The Alpine rescue service said that due to fog and low visibility, helicopters could not take off at first light on Sunday.
From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025
Nonetheless, we take a page out of Hemingway’s book and leave The Mira “as soon after first light as possible.”
From Salon • Jul. 12, 2025
What the folklore says is that the vampire must return to its grave before first light.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
I slept through most of it and awoke at first light and was startled when I couldn’t see any mountains, just a flat plain as far as I could see.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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