first light

noun Southern U.S.

Origin:
1945–50

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first light
 
n
the time when light first appears in the morning; dawn

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First light is always a great word to know.
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
There were many late risers this morning because dances the previous night had
  ended only at first light.
The first light in the universe, the light used to push spacecraft, and the
  light produced by kicking the head of a walrus.
We were waiting for first light and the first cranes.
Other aircraft took over the search at first light, scanning the site for hints
  of movement.
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