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sea-lights

sea-lights is the plural of sea-light.

Meaning of sea-light

Noun

sea-light (countable and uncountable, plural sea-lights)

  1. Light from the sea, either due to reflection off the waves or from bioluminescence.
    • A damp mist filled the room and the musty-coloured books that lined the walls were bathed in eerie sea-light.2012, Jenny Nimmo, Charlie Bone and the Wilderness Wolf, →ISBN
  2. A light on the seacoast to warn or guide boats.
    • The elevation of the lantern above the sea should not, if possible, for sea-lights, exceed 200 feet ; and about 150 feet is sufficient, under almost any circumstances, to give the range which is required.1848, William Laxton, The Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal - Volume 11, page 208

Questions about sea-lights

What is sea-lights the plural of?
Sea-lights is the plural of sea-light.

Words near sea-lights in the dictionary

  1. sea-legs
  2. sea-lentil
  3. sea-lentils
  4. sea-level
  5. sea-light
  6. sea-lights
  7. sea-lilies
  8. sea-lily
  9. sea-lion
  10. sea-locked
  11. sea-locust

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