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sidelights

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sidelight/ˈsʌɪdlʌɪt/

▶noun

1 Brit. a small supplementary light on either side of a motor vehicle's headlights.
■ (sidelights) a ship's navigation lights.

2 a narrow pane of glass set alongside a door or larger window.

3 a piece of incidental information that helps to clarify or enliven a subject.

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