lights out

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noun

Chiefly Military. a signal, usually by drum or bugle, that all or certain camp or barracks lights are to be extinguished for the night.

bedtime.

Origin of lights out

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby lights out

lightsaber, light-sensitive, lightship, light show, lightsome, lights out, light-struck, light table, light therapy, lighttight, light trap

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Example sentences from the Web for lights out

"Lights-out" had rung before she summoned courage to steal back to the darkened South Corridor.
Just Patty|Jean Webster
"Lights-out" as usual, rang at nine-thirty, but it rang to deaf ears.
Just Patty|Jean Webster
At the end of that time the bell for “lights-out” rang, and the chums found to their surprise that for once they were not sorry.
Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island|Janet D. Wheeler
She was ready for bed and could extend her call until the last stroke of the "Lights-out" bell.
Just Patty|Jean Webster

The lights-out bell rang, and all the city became dark, except for dim lights in the passageways.
Astounding Stories, August, 1931|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lights out

lights out

noun

the time when those resident at an institution, such as soldiers in barracks or children at a boarding school, are expected to retire to bed

a fanfare or other signal indicating or signifying this

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单词	lights out
释义	lights out SEE SYNONYMS FOR lights out ON THESAURUS.COM noun Chiefly Military. a signal, usually by drum or bugle, that all or certain camp or barracks lights are to be extinguished for the night. bedtime. Origin of lights out First recorded in 1865–70 Words nearby lights out lightsaber, light-sensitive, lightship, light show, lightsome, lights out, light-struck, light table, light therapy, lighttight, light trap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lights out "Lights-out" had rung before she summoned courage to steal back to the darkened South Corridor. Just Patty\|Jean Webster "Lights-out" as usual, rang at nine-thirty, but it rang to deaf ears. Just Patty\|Jean Webster At the end of that time the bell for “lights-out” rang, and the chums found to their surprise that for once they were not sorry. Billie Bradley on Lighthouse Island\|Janet D. Wheeler She was ready for bed and could extend her call until the last stroke of the "Lights-out" bell. Just Patty\|Jean Webster The lights-out bell rang, and all the city became dark, except for dim lights in the passageways. Astounding Stories, August, 1931\|Various British Dictionary definitions for lights out lights out noun the time when those resident at an institution, such as soldiers in barracks or children at a boarding school, are expected to retire to bed a fanfare or other signal indicating or signifying this Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lights out abscond, depart, escape, head, leave, make, make off, quit, strike out, take off, set out, take a hike
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lights out

noun

Origin of lights out

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Example sentences from the Web for lights out

British Dictionary definitions for lights out

noun

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