daylighting

noun

day·​light·​ing ˈdā-ˌlī-tiŋ How to pronounce daylighting (audio)
: illumination of indoor spaces by natural light

Examples of daylighting in a Sentence

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In New York City, the city council is considering a bill that would end the city’s longstanding daylighting exemption. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 What To Know California's daylighting law, officially known as Assembly Bill 413, aims to make pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers safer by preventing vehicles from blocking visibility. Matt Cannon, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025 Even when the concept isn’t bad (the daylighting law), implementation seems universally, profoundly abysmal. Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Aug. 2025 Some intersections in downtown and midtown, like Capitol Avenue and 18th Street, use bike and scooter racks for daylighting. Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025 An additional 26 parking spaces will be removed throughout the area due to California's new daylighting law. Nadia Lopez, Axios, 4 Apr. 2025 Sacramento is not yet enforcing a new state law that disallows a lot of parking within 20 feet of intersections, known as daylighting, to help protect pedestrians from death and serious injury. Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of daylighting was in 1929

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“Daylighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daylighting. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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