light source

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light source - any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"lightanchor light, riding lamp, riding light - a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchorblinker, flasher - a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messagesfairy light - a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas)flood lamp, floodlight, photoflood, flood - light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photographyheadlamp, headlight - a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotivehouselights - lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditoriumjacklight - a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at nightnavigation light - light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tipnight-light - light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids)panel light - a light to illuminate an instrument panelroom light - light that provides general illumination for a roomsconce - a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconcesearchlight - a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular directionrunning light, sidelight - light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bowsource of illumination - any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiationstrip lighting - light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illuminationtheater light - any of various lights used in a theatertorch - a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

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