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- noun A
source ofillumination .
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- noun any device serving as a source of illumination
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synonyms (77)
Words with the same meaning
- Chinese lantern
- Finsen light
- Moore light
- arc light
- battery lamp
- benzine
- broadside
- candle
- candlelight
- coal oil
- cresset
- dark lantern
- electric candle
- electric lamp
- electric torch
- electric-arc lamp
- electric-discharge lamp
- electricity
- filament lamp
- flame lamp
- flash lamp
- flashbulb
- flasher
- flashgun
- flashlight
- flood lamp
- floodlight
- floor lamp
- focus lamp
- gas
- gas lamp
- gaslight
- gasoline
- head lamp
- headlight
- high-intensity lamp
- illuminant
- illuminating gas
- infrared lamp
- kerosene
- klieg light
- lampion
- lamplet
- lantern
- light bulb
- limelight
- luminant
- magic lantern
- magnetite arc lamp
- mercury lamp
- mercury-arc lamp
- moderator lamp
- navigation light
- neon light
- neon tube
- night light
- oil
- oil lamp
- osmium lamp
- paraffin
- petrol
- petroleum
- photoflash lamp
- pilot light
- rushlight
- safety lamp
- searchlight
- sidelight
- spot
- spotlight
- stop light
- strobe
- strobotron
- sun lamp
- sun spot
- table lamp
- torch
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cross-references (29)
Cross-references
- anchor light
- blinker
- fairy light
- flambeau
- flasher
- flood
- flood lamp
- floodlight
- foglamp
- footlight
- footlights
- headlamp
- headlight
- houselights
- jacklight
- navigation light
- night-light
- panel light
- photoflood
- riding lamp
- riding light
- room light
- running light
- searchlight
- sidelight
- strip lighting
- theater light
- theatre light
- torch
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