noun
sidelight
Sidelight (noun) means a light fitted to the side of something, such as a car.
noun
1
A light fitted to the side of something, such as a car.
"If it starts getting misty, put your sidelights on."
2
(Nautical) The red and green lights that mark each side of a vessel to prevent collisions, red for port, the left side, and green for starboard.
3
A window set beside a door, on one or both sides.
4
A small extra fact that helps explain something.
"He is well up to form when dealing with passenger stock, notably Victorian and Edwardian and on this and on East Coast motive power he throws many sidelights."
— , New Reading on Railways: The Flying Scotsman 1862-1962. By C. Hamilton Ellis. Allen & Unwin. 6s (1962)
"A book of this type is necessarily mainly factual, but it is diversified by many incidents and sidelights which help to give life to a story now accorded its due place in railway history."
— , Railway Literature: Southern Electric. By G. T. Moody (1957)
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Etymology
Formed from side and light.
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What is the meaning of sidelight?
"sidelight" (noun) means a light fitted to the side of something, such as a car.
What are the different meanings of sidelight?
"sidelight" has 3 main meanings: 1. A light fitted to the side of something, such as a car; 2. (Nautical) The red and green lights that mark each side of a vessel to prevent collisions, red for port, the left side, and green for starboard; 3. A window set beside a door, on one or both sides.
