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Noun: sidelight  'sId,lIt
  1. Light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow
    - running light

Derived forms: sidelights

Type of: light, light source

Encyclopedia: Sidelight