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
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sidelight::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | running light |
| Type of | light, light source |
Examples of sidelight
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As a sidelight to the individual matchup, this game could be a playoff preview.
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The competition is a sidelight to cat shows, but it's drawing increasing interest.
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Each digression has its own topic, and each is an essay on its particular sidelight.
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Inside, muted natural light enters the vaulted entry through a sidelight and transom.
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An interesting sidelight will be the coaching duel between Craig Bellamy and Elliott.
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The newspapers saw digital as an adjunct sidelight to their core business rather than the future.
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Their allegiance forms an interesting, though diverting sidelight to the display of Cassatt's art.
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An interesting sidelight was that Walt Grundy witnessed the ace.
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The front entrance has one wide sidelight with built-in shelves for displays of statuary or pottery.
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- 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
- A sidelight is a window, usually with a vertical emphasis, that flanks a door. Sidelights are narrow, usually stationary and found immediately adjacent doorways.Barr, Peter. "", 19th Century Adrian Architecture, accessed June 17, 2009."", Community Partnership Center, accessed June 17, 2009. ...
- (Sidelighting) Light striking the subject from the side relative to the position of the camera; produces shadows and highlights to create modelling on the subject.
- (Sidelighting) Lighting from windows and translucent walls. Sidelighting historically was encouraged by the need for exterior views as well as light, and is best accomplished in buildings with narrow plans.
- (Sidelights) Narrow fixed units mulled or joined to door units to give a more open appearance.
- (sidelights) windows at either side of a door; often in conjunction with a transom above door and sidelights
- (sidelights) The red (port) and green (starboard) navigational lights; running lights.
- A vertical window beside a door or another window.
- Stationary, vertical windows flanking an operating exterior door
