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bad light

bad light noun: a weather condition where the light is so poor that the umpires feel that to continue playing would be dangerous.

Noun

bad light

  1. A weather condition where the light is so poor that the umpires feel that to continue playing would be dangerous.
  2. (figuratively) An unfavourable presentation.
    • to show something in a bad light

Questions about bad light

What does bad light mean?
Bad light means a weather condition where the light is so poor that the umpires feel that to continue playing would be dangerous.
What part of speech is bad light?
Bad light is a noun.

Words near bad light in the dictionary

  1. Bad Kreuznach
  2. Bad Lands
  3. bad language
  4. bad leaver
  5. bad leavers
  6. bad light
  7. bad looker
  8. bad lookers
  9. bad loser
  10. bad losers
  11. bad lot

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