toplight

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English

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Etymology

From top +‎ light.

Noun

toplight (plural toplights)

  1. (nautical) A lantern or light on the top of a vessel.
  2. any light at the top of something
  3. Alternative form of top light.
    • 1979 August, Graham Burtenshaw, Michael S. Welch, “O.V.S. Bulleid's SR loco-hauled coaches - 1”, in Railway World, page 395:
      Although exhibiting some typical Bulleid design features — the continuous curve of the bodyside and the toplights above the door droplights being particularly characteristic — the interior of the vehicles owed much to Maunsell era practice.

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