light pipe
noun
: an optical fiber or a solid transparent plastic rod for transmitting light lengthwise
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On the nose of the 2024 William Larue Weller, a blend of new leather, light pipe tobacco, and caramel, enveloped by the warm sweetness of marshmallow and hints of ripe fruit.
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Emily Price, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
One of the features of print that is most often invoked is its capacity to endure, but this was a world of transient texts: of print read, then dropped, or lost, or used to light pipes, or to stop mustard pots, or to wrap pies.
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
But there are plenty of other accessories that might move a consumer to purchase one model over another, such as a light pipe crevice tool, which has an LED light for clear visibility in dark spaces like car interiors or between couch cushions.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2023
There is a light pipe on the front of the case so that the LED charge indicator is fully visible.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
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Emily Price, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
One of the features of print that is most often invoked is its capacity to endure, but this was a world of transient texts: of print read, then dropped, or lost, or used to light pipes, or to stop mustard pots, or to wrap pies.
—Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024
But there are plenty of other accessories that might move a consumer to purchase one model over another, such as a light pipe crevice tool, which has an LED light for clear visibility in dark spaces like car interiors or between couch cushions.
—Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2023
There is a light pipe on the front of the case so that the LED charge indicator is fully visible.
—Brad Moon, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2023
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“Light pipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/light%20pipe. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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