counterlight

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coun⋅ter⋅light

[v. koun-ter-lahyt; n. koun-ter-lahyt]

verb, -light⋅ed or -lit, -light⋅ing, noun

–verb (used with object)

1.	to light (an interior) with windows or lights on opposite sides.

2.	to light (an object) with a window or light directly opposite.

–noun

3.	a light or window that counterlights an interior or object.

Origin:
1720–30; counter- + light ¹

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