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 have got a light trap waiting for me there.

From Dorothy's Double Volume I (of 3) 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

Nobody in town would drop to what might be going on inside till the whole thing was over, and the swag ready to be popped into a light trap and cleared off with.

From Robbery under Arms; a story of life and adventure in the bush and in the Australian goldfields by Boldrewood, Rolf

He described how the previous witness had called at the police-station, and how they went out in a light trap on the Norwich road together.

From The White Lie by Le Queux, William

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