A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.
Used in a Sentence
sidelight
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sidelight.
Editorial note
That interesting sidelight aside, I really didn't find anything useful here, so I'm curious what the interest is.
Examples11
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of sidelight gathered in one view.
A window found at one or both sides of a door.
A piece of incidental information that helps one understand a subject.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for sidelight.
noun
A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.
noun
A window found at one or both sides of a door.
noun
A piece of incidental information that helps one understand a subject.
noun
(by extension) (nautical) Red and green navigation lights indicating each side of a ship for collision avoidance; red on the port (left) and green on the starboard.
Example sentences
That interesting sidelight aside, I really didn't find anything useful here, so I'm curious what the interest is.
They were more visible in bright sunlight, and used a backlight, or sidelight, for use in the dark.
If keys are such a threat, then the sidelight next to my front door lock is a gaping security hole.
You'd be surprised how much they make although it's just a sidelight for them.
I know this is kind of a sidelight to the main discussion, but you brought it up, so...
A worrying sidelight here: the idea that Russia is faster at scaling up this new kind of warfare than Ukraine (and therefore, Ukraine's Western allies).
Historical sidelight: The simplest sheet music is Morse code, dah-dit.
No: I have sidelight windows you could just smash them and come through.
> A small sidelight on this whole issue was shown during the first Gulf War in 1991.
IME companies are worse: professional investors highly focused on maximizing profits - driving up rent and minimizing costs - rather than a long-term investment by someone with another job, a sidelight and retirement plan.
Quote examples
As a sidelight on this, I thought I'd also mention the book "Seeing Red: A Study in Consciousness" by Nicholas Humphrey, which advances a similar argument, but with brain output instead of body state as the driver of sensation.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use sidelight in a sentence?
That interesting sidelight aside, I really didn't find anything useful here, so I'm curious what the interest is.
What does sidelight mean?
A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.
What part of speech is sidelight?
sidelight is commonly used as noun.