side-light

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyd lahyt]
- /saɪd laɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sahyd lahyt]
- /saɪd laɪt/

Definitions of side-light word

noun side-light an item of incidental information. 1
noun side-light 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. 1
noun side-light light coming from the side. 1
noun side-light a window or other aperture for light in the side of a building, ship, etc. 1
noun side-light a window at the side of a door or another window. 1

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Origin of side-light

First appearance:

before 1600

One of the 39% oldest English words

First recorded in 1600-10; side1 + light1

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Parts of speech for Side-light

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Side-light

side-light popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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