sidelight

noun

side·light | \ ˈsīd-ˌlīt

Definition of sidelight

1a : light coming or produced from the side

b : incidental light or information

2 : the red light on the port bow or the green light on the starboard bow carried by ships underway at night

Examples of sidelight in a Sentence

The book includes some amusing sidelights about his childhood.

Recent Examples on the Web

The variously slinky and driven choreography features such sidelights as pratfalls, teasingly competitive back-and-forth accents, sassy shoulder shimmies and snappy hand jives. — Robert Greskovic, WSJ, "‘Minimalism and Me’ Review: Twyla Tharp Tells Her Story," 19 Nov. 2018 The basic cabinet module, with two mirrored doors and sidelights, can be customized to suit your own needs. — Rebecca Winzenried, ELLE Decor, "Home Magazine's 5th Annual Kitchen & Bath Awards 2003," 5 July 2012 The front door was painted bright turquoise — Ms. Negrin’s favorite color — and the plain-glass sidelights that allowed passers-by to see into the house were replaced with bottle-glass windows that offer privacy without blocking sunlight. — Tim Mckeough, New York Times, "An Angular Beach House That’s Soft Inside," 14 May 2018 The front door with sidelights, transom, and a half-moon window over the second floor opens into the spacious foyer with an inlaid hardwood floor, offering a preview of the luxurious interior. — Joan Walden, courant.com, "Property of the Week: 3 Erica Lane, West Simsbury," 20 July 2017 Others see performance as a sidelight to other professional careers. — Jane Wooldridge, miamiherald, "These 18 made the cut. That’s when the real work began. Now they’re part of the Entourage. | Miami Herald," 22 Apr. 2018 The plots are reasonably complicated, draw on McManus' outdoor experiences and are salted with quirky sidelights. — Bill Monroe, OregonLive.com, "RIP Pat McManus, a master outdoor humorist and teacher," 13 Apr. 2018 One of the more remarkable sidelights to this story is something said by former Browns general manager Mike Lombardi. — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Browns brought Doug Pederson back to NFL -- Terry Pluto (video)," 2 Feb. 2018 During a house check at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 28, the caretaker found the front left glass sidelight window was shattered and on the floor. — Sun-Sentinel.com, "West Boca Raton Crime Log: Nov. 22 - Dec. 3," 23 Jan. 2018

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