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sidelight

[sahyd-lahyt]

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noun

an item of incidental information.

either of two lights carried by a vessel under way at night, a red one on the port side and a green on the starboard.

light coming from the side.

a window or other aperture for light in the side of a building, ship, etc.

a window at the side of a door or another window.

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Origin:
1600–10; side¹ + light¹

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sidelight (ˈsaɪdˌlaɪt)

—n
1.	light coming from the side
2.	a side window
3.	either of the two navigational running lights used by vessels at night, a red light on the port and a green on the starboard
4.	(Brit) either of two small lights on the front of a motor vehicle, used to indicate the presence of the vehicle at night rather than to assist the driver
5.	additional or incidental information

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sidelight

1610, "light coming from the side," from side + light (n.). Meaning "incidental information on a subject" is attested from 1862.

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