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lights–out
14 ENTRIES FOUND:
lights–out
(noun)
Northern Lights
(noun)
Southern Lights
(noun)
hazard lights
(noun)
fan light
(noun)
leading light
(noun)
light
(noun)
light
(verb)
parking light
(noun)
pilot light
(noun)
punch
(verb)
strip lighting
(noun)
strobe light
(noun)
traffic light
(noun)
lights–out
/
ˈ
laɪts
ˈ
aʊt/
noun
lights–out
/
ˈ
laɪts
ˈ
aʊt/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of LIGHTS–OUT
[
noncount
]
:
a time when people (such as soldiers, prisoners, or students) are required to turn out the lights and go to bed
Lights-out
is at 10 p.m.
They have to be back before
lights-out
.
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