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   sidelight

   /ˈsʌɪdlʌɪt/

   noun

   • 1. a light placed at the side of something: "a designer village with sidelights along the pathways"
   • ▪ a small light on either side of the front of a motor vehicle, used in poor light when full headlights are not required. British
   • ▪ a ship's navigation lights.
   • ▪ natural light coming from the side: "through the window blazed the cold light of winter morning; sidelight, the most harsh"
   • 2. a narrow window or pane of glass set alongside a door or larger window: "we added French doors with sidelights and a fanlight overhead"
   • 3. a piece of incidental information that helps to clarify or enliven a subject: "one has to wade through pages of extraneous material in order to discover these sidelights on the management of an estate"

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