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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Example Sentences

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

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 Phillpotts, Eden

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)

He went through the light trap to the next chamber and turned the handle on the sliding door.

From The Bramble Bush by Schelling, George Luther

They were scarcely seated in the light trap and facing toward home when the young minister said: "Well, Mr. Gray, have you found God demonstrable?"

From The First Soprano by Hitchcock, Mary