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sidelight

[ sahyd-lahyt ]
/ ˈsaɪdˌlaɪt /
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noun

an item of incidental information.
either of two lights carried by a vessel under way at night, a red one on the port side and a green on the starboard.
light coming from the side.
a window or other aperture for light in the side of a building, ship, etc.
a window at the side of a door or another window.

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Nearby words

  1. sidecheck,
  2. sided,
  3. sidehead,
  4. sidehill,
  5. sidekick,
  6. sideline,
  7. sideliner,
  8. sidelines,
  9. sideling,
  10. sideload

Origin of sidelight

First recorded in 1600–10; side1 + light1
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British Dictionary definitions for side-light

sidelight

/ (ˈsaɪdˌlaɪt) /

noun

light coming from the side
a side window
either of the two navigational running lights used by vessels at night, a red light on the port and a green on the starboard
British either of two small lights on the front of a motor vehicle, used to indicate the presence of the vehicle at night rather than to assist the driver
additional or incidental information
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Word Origin and History for side-light

sidelight

n.

also side-light, c.1600, "light coming from the side," from side (adj.) + light (n.). Figurative meaning "incidental information on a subject" is attested from 1862.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper