Definitions
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- noun A small,
pivoted , normallytriangular ,car window that acts as avent
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun car window consisting of a small pivoted glass vent in the door of a car
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Examples
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George opened the quarterlight and flicked the remains of his cigarette on to the verge.
A Place of Execution McDermid, Val 1999
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Clough asked, inching open his quarterlight so the bitter wind could whip the smoke into the night.
A Place of Execution McDermid, Val 1999
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oh yeah, most flickrers know who the techie F-stop quarterlight photographers are out there, and then the ones who just take photos for the sake of the subject, not the photo. you would think in a comment section full of "nom!" that telling you to crop the shot would be out of place.
She turned me into a newt. I got better. Lisa B. 2009
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