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

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)

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

Rooms were at once obtained for the Duchesnes, and Nat hired a light trap to drive him out to his father's rectory, some three miles out of the town.

From A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

Hugh had put the big trotting mare in the light trap for Miss Harriott and Mary to drive home.

From Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life by Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton)

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 London, Jack