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

I harnessed four horses to a light trap, took Charmian along, and drove for three months and a half over the wildest mountain parts of California and Oregon.

From John Barleycorn by Jack London

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 G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

I have got a light trap waiting for me there.

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

It was cold and rainy weather; the worn-out posting-horses could scarcely drag my light trap through the black slush of the highroad.

From A Desperate Character and Other Stories by Constance Garnett

All went well, and at the appointed time Joe's nephew set out once more with a light trap and a clever horse, after dark, to meet the evening train.

From The Torch and Other Tales by Eden Phillpotts

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