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sidelight
(redirected from margin light)

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side·light  (sdlt)
n.
1. A light coming from the side.
2. Nautical Either of two lights, red to port, green to starboard, shown by ships at night.
3. A piece of incidental or contrasting information.

sidelight [ˈsaɪdˌlaɪt]
n
1. light coming from the side
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a side window
3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) either of the two navigational running lights used by vessels at night, a red light on the port and a green on the starboard
4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Brit 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
5. additional or incidental information
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sidelight - 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
light source, light - any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
Translations
sidelight [ˈsaɪdlaɪt] N
1. (Aut) → luz f lateral
2. (fig) → detalle m incidental, información f incidental (on relativo a)

sidelight [ˈsaɪdlaɪt] n [car] → veilleuse f

sidelight [ˈsaɪdˌlaɪt] n (Aut) → luce f di posizione

sidelight ضوء جانبي boční světlo parkeringslys Parklicht φεγγίτης luz de posición sivuvalo feu de position žmigavac luce di posizione 側灯 차폭등 zijlicht sidelys światło pozycyjne luz lateral боковое освещение sidobelysning ไฟข้าง yan lambalar đèn xi nhan 侧灯


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