sidelight
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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
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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 Her mother had placed a hat with a wide brim on a wall sidelight. — Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, "Harriet Quandt, retired teacher and community volunteer," 31 Oct. 2017 As a sidelight to the game, Sue Bird will continue her pursuit of Ticha Penicheiro for the WNBA's all-time lead in assists. — John Altavilla, courant.com, "Sun Have Been Hot With New Role For Alex Bentley," 7 Aug. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sidelight.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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sidelight
noun
English Language Learners Definition of sidelight
: a piece of information that is in addition to the main information
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