light trap

British  

noun

1. any mechanical arrangement that allows some form of movement to take place while excluding light, such as a light-proof door or the lips of a film cassette

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light trap

And as if in answer to her question, she suddenly caught sight of a light trap under the trees.

From The Created Legend by Cournos, John

Mr. Deane was to drive with Mary in a light trap and I was to ride, for I had a good steady horse at stable in Sydney growing fat and restive for want of exercise.

From Miss Grantley's Girls And the Stories She Told Them by Archer, Thomas

I have got a light trap waiting for me there.

From Dorothy's Double Volume I (of 3) by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

A light trap drove into the inclosure and drew up in front of the veranda, and two officers jumped down,-whilst the syce, who had been standing on a step behind, ran to the horse's head.

From Rujub, the Juggler by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Later they drove over in the light trap to look at the workshop, and here he made no excuses for its being small.

From The Great Hunger by Worster, W. J. Alexander (William John Alexander)